"hésiter" meaning in French

See hésiter in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /e.zi.te/ Audio: Fr-hésiter.ogg
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin haesitāre. Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|la|haesitō|haesitāre}} Borrowed from Latin haesitāre Head templates: {{fr-verb}} hésiter Inflection templates: {{fr-conj-auto}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], hésiter [infinitive], avoir + past participle [infinitive, multiword-construction], hésitant [gerund, participle, present], ayant + past participle [gerund, multiword-construction, participle, present], hésité [participle, past], hésite [first-person, indicative, present, singular], hésites [indicative, present, second-person, singular], hésite [indicative, present, singular, third-person], hésitons [first-person, indicative, plural, present], hésitez [indicative, plural, present, second-person], hésitent [indicative, plural, present, third-person], hésitais [first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular], hésitais [imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular], hésitait [imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person], hésitions [first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural], hésitiez [imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person], hésitaient [imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person], hésitai [first-person, historic, indicative, past, singular], hésitas [historic, indicative, past, second-person, singular], hésita [historic, indicative, past, singular, third-person], hésitâmes [first-person, historic, indicative, past, plural], hésitâtes [historic, indicative, past, plural, second-person], hésitèrent [historic, indicative, past, plural, third-person], hésiterai [first-person, future, indicative, singular], hésiteras [future, indicative, second-person, singular], hésitera [future, indicative, singular, third-person], hésiterons [first-person, future, indicative, plural], hésiterez [future, indicative, plural, second-person], hésiteront [future, indicative, plural, third-person], hésiterais [conditional, first-person, singular], hésiterais [conditional, second-person, singular], hésiterait [conditional, singular, third-person], hésiterions [conditional, first-person, plural], hésiteriez [conditional, plural, second-person], hésiteraient [conditional, plural, third-person], present indicative of avoir + past participle [indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, present], imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle [indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect], past historic of avoir + past participle [anterior, indicative, multiword-construction, past], future of avoir + past participle [future, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect], conditional of avoir + past participle [conditional, multiword-construction, perfect], hésite [first-person, present, singular, subjunctive], hésites [present, second-person, singular, subjunctive], hésite [present, singular, subjunctive, third-person], hésitions [first-person, plural, present, subjunctive], hésitiez [plural, present, second-person, subjunctive], hésitent [plural, present, subjunctive, third-person], hésitasse [first-person, imperfect, singular, subjunctive], hésitasses [imperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive], hésitât [imperfect, singular, subjunctive, third-person], hésitassions [first-person, imperfect, plural, subjunctive], hésitassiez [imperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive], hésitassent [imperfect, plural, subjunctive, third-person], present subjunctive of avoir + past participle [multiword-construction, past, subjunctive], imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle [multiword-construction, pluperfect, subjunctive], hésite [imperative, second-person, singular], hésitons [first-person, imperative, plural], hésitez [imperative, plural, second-person], simple imperative of avoir + past participle [imperative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular], simple imperative of avoir + past participle [first-person, imperative, multiword-construction, plural], simple imperative of avoir + past participle [imperative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person]
  1. to hesitate Derived forms: hésitant, hésitation
    Sense id: en-hésiter-fr-verb-ASFMFEP8 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms with mute h, French verbs with conjugation -er, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "form": "hésitaient",
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      "ipa": "/e.zi.tʁe/",
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      "form": "hésitasse",
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      "form": "hésitât",
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      "form": "hésitassions",
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      "form": "hésitassiez",
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        "indicative",
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        "plural",
        "third-person"
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      "form": "hésiterai",
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      "form": "hésiteras",
      "ipa": "/e.zi.tʁa/",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "hésitera",
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        "third-person"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "hésiterons",
      "ipa": "/e.zi.tʁɔ̃/",
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        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "hésiterez",
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      "form": "hésiteront",
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      "form": "hésitasse",
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      "form": "hésitât",
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        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
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        "subjunctive"
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    {
      "form": "hésitassiez",
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        "subjunctive"
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      "form": "hésitassent",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "hésitons",
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        "imperative",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "hésitez",
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    }
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  "pos": "verb",
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        "French terms borrowed from Latin",
        "French terms derived from Latin",
        "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "French terms with mute h",
        "French terms with usage examples",
        "French verbs",
        "French verbs with conjugation -er",
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          "english": "He hesitated in his responses.",
          "text": "Il hésitait dans ses réponses.",
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        }
      ],
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        "to hesitate"
      ],
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        [
          "hesitate",
          "hesitate"
        ]
      ]
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    },
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    }
  ],
  "word": "hésiter"
}

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