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hesitates

verb
SayHEZ-uh-taytsUS/ˈhɛz.ə.teɪts/AUS/ˈhez.ə.tæɪts/UKHEZ-i-tayts/ˈhɛz.ɪ.teɪts/

1 meaning of hesitates

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  1. 1
    verb
    Third-person singular simple present of hesitate. Use this form with he, she, or it.

    She always hesitates before answering a hard question.

    My little brother hesitates whenever he has to jump into the pool.

    Note

hesitates is a form of hesitate

hesitate, verb: To wait before doing or deciding something because you are not sure. Full entry

Forms
hesitatehesitates he/she/ithesitating -ing formhesitated past tense, past participle
Spelling
hesitate → hesitates: add -s
Sound
The ending sounds like /s/.

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