Grammatical class

Verb

hésiter

to hesitate

Details

Syllables

hé-si-ter

Phonetics

e.zi.te

Grammatical class

Verb

Freq. (books)

3269

Freq. (movies)

6731

Freq. (news)

10022

Sentences

Il n'y a pas à hésiter.

It's a no-brainer.

A1

Il semble ne pas hésiter à dire un mensonge.

He seems to think nothing of telling a lie.

A1

Je le referais sans hésiter.

I'd do it all again in a heartbeat.

A2

Il a accepté ma proposition sans hésiter.

He readily agreed to my proposal.

A2

Il hésitait dans ses réponses.

He hesitated in his responses.

B1

Il finira d'hésiter.

He will stop hesitating.

B1

Arrête d'hésiter et prends une décision !

Quit sitting on the fence and make a decision!

B1

Il mentit, sans hésiter.

He lied, without hesitation.

B2

Tom sembla hésiter à embrasser Manon.

Tom seemed hesitant to kiss Mary.

B2