0 past simple and past participle of hesitate
1 to pause before you do or say something, often because you are uncertain or nervous about it:
Should you ever need anything, please don't hesitate to contact me.
He hesitated before ringing her, fearful of what she might say.
He hesitated before opening the door and walking into the room.
However, cats never hesitated to approach the fixation target when the peripheral target was in the affected region of the hemifield.
Elders clearly hesitated to break apart these unions, illicit though they were.
He hesitated, waiting for me to say something.
