Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hesitated

/ˈhɛzɪteɪtɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.08 in modern English

Syllables
hes-i-tat-ed
IPA
/ˈhɛzɪteɪtɪd/
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of hesitate

Questions

How do you pronounce hesitated?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɛzɪteɪtɪd/.
What does hesitated mean?
simple past and past participle of hesitate

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