Hesitant Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

HESITANT meaning: slow to act or speak especially because you are nervous or unsure ... [more hesitant; most hesitant] ... /ˈhɛzəntənsi/ noun [noncount]. TheBritannicaDictionary mobilesearch Home AsktheEditor WordoftheDay Quizzes CoreVocabulary BrowsetheDictionary × BritannicaHomepage AsktheEditor WordoftheDay Quizzes CoreVocabulary BrowsetheDictionary TheBritannicaDictionary hesitant 1ENTRIESFOUND: hesitant(adjective) hesitant /ˈhɛzətənt/ adjective hesitant /ˈhɛzətənt/ adjective BritannicaDictionarydefinitionofHESITANT [morehesitant;mosthesitant] : slowtoactorspeakespeciallybecauseyouarenervousorunsureaboutwhattodo : feelingorshowinghesitation Shetookahesitantstepbackfromthedoor. Heseemshesitantaboutacceptingthejob. [+]moreexamples [-]hideexamples [+]Examplesentences [-]Hideexamples —sometimesfollowedbyto+verb Heseemshesitanttoacceptthejob. [+]moreexamples [-]hideexamples [+]Examplesentences [-]Hideexamples —hesitancy /ˈhɛzəntənsi/ noun [noncount] Weweresurprisedbyhishesitancyaboutacceptingthejob. [+]moreexamples [-]hideexamples [+]Examplesentences [-]Hideexamples —hesitantly adverb Shehesitantlysteppedbackfromthedoor. Hehesitantlyaskedastrangerfordirections. [+]moreexamples [-]hideexamples [+]Examplesentences [-]Hideexamples ASKTHEEDITOR Whichiscorrect:"Idetestthesetypesofprogrammes"or"Idetestthesetypeofprogrammes"? Seetheanswer» QUIZZES VocabularyQuiz Testyourwordpower TaketheQuiz» NameThatThing Takeourvisualquiz TestYourKnowledge» WORDOFTHEDAY comical :causinglaughterespeciallybybeingunusualorunexpected LearnMore» AboutUs&LegalInfo PartnerProgram ContactUs PrivacyNotice TermsofUse PronunciationSymbols Help ©2022EncyclopædiaBritannica,Inc.