hesitate

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhɛzɪteɪt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈhɛzɪˌteɪt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(hez′i tāt′)

Inflections of 'hesitate' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
hesitates
v 3rd person singular
hesitating
v pres p
hesitated
v past
hesitated
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
hesitate⇒ vi (pause)dudar⇒ vi
  vacilar⇒ vi
  titubear⇒ vi
 Sarah hesitated before making up her mind and accepting the job offer.
 Sarah dudó antes de decidirse y aceptar el trabajo.
hesitate to do [sth] v expr (be hesitant)dudar en vi + prep
  vacilar en vi + prep
  titubear en vi + prep
 Jeff hesitated to do anything that might offend anyone.
 Jess dudaba en hacer nada que pudiera ofender a nadie.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
not hesitate vi (act quickly, resolutely)no dudar loc verb
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. No dudó ni un instante en saltar del avión.
  no vacilar loc verb
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. No vaciló ni un instante en saltar del avión.
not hesitate to do [sth] vtr (act immediately to)no dudar en hacer algo loc verb
 If you misbehave again, I will not hesitate to contact your parents.
 Si sigues con esa actitud no dudaré en contactar con tus padres.
  no vacilar en hacer algo loc verb
 Si sigues con esa actitud no vacilaré en contactar con tus padres.
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'hesitate' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
dither - haver - hem and haw - hover - just do it - lug - oscillate - scruple - stumble - vacillate - waver
Spanish:
titubear - trepidar - aquiabilar - bambalear - cancanear - dudar - vacilar

Collocations: don't hesitate to [ask, speak up], hesitated while [on stage, speaking, performing], don't hesitate to contact me (directly), more...

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