[ˈhɛzɪteɪt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- pause in indecision before saying or doing something
(e.g: she hesitated, unsure of what to say)


Phrases:
- he who hesitates is lost

Origin:
early 17th century: from Latin haesitat- ‘stuck fast, left undecided’, from the verb haesitare, from haerere ‘stick, stay’