英语词汇“hesitatingly”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

hesitatehesitate /ˈhɛzəˌteɪt/ ●●○ verb

ETYMOLOGYhesitate

Origin: 1600-1700 Latin, past participle of haesitare to stick firmly, hesitate, from haerere to stick

VERB TABLE

hesitate

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	hesitate
	he, she, it	hesitates
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	hesitated
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have hesitated
	he, she, it	has hesitated
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had hesitated
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will hesitate
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have hesitated

Continuous Form
Present	I	am hesitating
	he, she, it	is hesitating
	you, we, they	are hesitating
Past	I, he, she, it	was hesitating
	you, we, they	were hesitating
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been hesitating
	he, she, it	has been hesitating
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been hesitating
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be hesitating
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been hesitating

1[intransitive] to pause before saying or doing something because you are nervous or not sure: Paul hesitated for a minute, searching for the right words.hesitate over/about (doing) something He was still hesitating over whether to stay or go.2not hesitate to do something to be willing to do something because you are sure that it is right: He does not hesitate to criticize the country’s politicians.3don’t hesitate to do something used to tell someone that it is all right to do something, such as ask for help, if he or she wants or needs to: Don’t hesitate to call me if you need any help. [Origin: 1600–1700 Latin, past participle of haesitare to stick firmly, hesitate, from haerere to stick]—hesitatingly adverb