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hesitantly

/ˈhɛzɪtəntɫi/ adv

With hesitation.

Word Origin From Latin haesitare 'to stick fast, cling' — so to hesitate is to get stuck, to be unable to move forward. Hesitantly is the adverb. The root haerere 'to stick' gives us adhere (stick to), cohere (stick together), and inherent (sticking in). The PIE root *ghais- meant 'to stick,' so hesitantly is literally 'in a sticking manner' — you can almost feel the feet glued to the ground.

adv With hesitation.

She hesitantly approached the podium to give her speech.

(副词) 犹豫地；迟疑地

她犹豫不决地走向讲台发表演讲。

(adverbio) con vacilación; vacilantemente; titubeando; con titubeos; con dudas [Con vacilación.]

Se acercó con vacilación al podio para dar su discurso.

(adverbe) avec hésitation; hésitamment; de manière hésitante; timidement; en hésitant [Avec hésitation, de manière indécise.]

Elle s'est approchée de la tribune avec hésitation pour prononcer son discours.

(Adverb) Auf eine Weise, die Zögern oder Unsicherheit erkennen lässt.

Sie trat **hesitantly** ans Rednerpult, um ihre Rede zu halten.

(副詞) ためらいがちに、躊躇しながら、決心がつかない様子で

彼女はおどおどと壇上に進み出て、スピーチを始めた。

(advérbio) hesitantemente; com hesitação; de modo hesitante; titubeantemente [Com hesitação.]

Ela se aproximou com hesitação do púlpito para fazer seu discurso.

Synonyms: hesitatingly tentatively uncertainly doubtfully indecisively waveringly falteringly irresolutely Antonyms: confidently decisively certainly assertively

adv With reluctance.

He hesitantly agreed to the terms, clearly unhappy with the arrangement.

(副词) 不情愿地；勉强地

他勉强同意了条款，显然对这个安排不满意。

(adverbio) con renuencia; de mala gana; a regañadientes; reluctantemente [Con renuencia.]

Aceptó con renuencia los términos, claramente infeliz con el acuerdo.

(adverbe) à contrecœur; avec réticence; timidement; hésitamment [Avec réticence, à contrecœur.]

Il a accepté les conditions à contrecœur, visiblement mécontent de l'arrangement.

(Adverb) widerwillig; zögerlich [Mit Zögern; in einer Weise, die Unsicherheit oder Unschlüssigkeit erkennen lässt.]

Sie trat **hesitantly** ans Rednerpult, um ihre Rede zu halten.

(副詞) 嫌々ながら、不本意に、気が進まない様子で

彼はその条件に不承不承同意し、その取り決めに対して明らかに不満そうだった。

(advérbio) com relutância; relutantemente; a contragosto; de má vontade [Com relutância.]

Ele concordou com relutância com os termos, claramente infeliz com o acordo.

Synonyms: reluctantly unwillingly grudgingly unenthusiastically resentfully aversely loathly resistantly Antonyms: willingly eagerly readily gladly
Word parts: hesit + ant + ly

Common collocations

say verb begin verb then adv ask verb at prep not adv out adv slowly adv look verb up adv smile verb little adv

Related words

hesitate hesitation hesitancy

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