Speakur

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hesitates

/hˈɛzətˌeɪts/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.58 in modern English

Syllables
hes-i-tates
IPA
/hˈɛzətˌeɪts/
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of hesitate

Questions

How do you pronounce hesitates?
The recorded pronunciation is /hˈɛzətˌeɪts/.
What does hesitates mean?
third-person singular simple present indicative of hesitate

How to pronounce hesitates

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