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