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# hesitation

noun (hesitations)

«hesitation» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A pause before doing something, because you are unsure or afraid. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hesitation/#m1)

### In the lessons

in tales, a character stops for a moment before making a choice

### Examples

- She opened the box without hesitation. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hesitation/#x1)
- I can see your hesitation; please speak. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hesitation/#x2)
- After a short hesitation, he jumped. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hesitation/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## In Jewish tradition

in tales, a character stops for a moment before making a choice

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «hesitation» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hesitation/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«hesitation» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hesitation.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «hesitation» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/hesitation/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«hesitation» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/hesitation.html) on Mova free.