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hesitate meaning in Sanskrit

शङ्क् śaṅk

/ˈhɛz.ɪ.teɪt/US/ˈhɛz.ə.teɪt/

hesitate in Sanskrit: शङ्क् (śaṅk), शङ्कते (śáṅkate). In English, hesitate means to stop or pause respecting decision or action; to be in suspense or uncertainty as to a determination.

Sanskrit words for hesitate

to hesitate
शङ्क् śaṅk, शङ्कते śáṅkate

English meaning of hesitate

  1. verb To stop or pause respecting decision or action; to be in suspense or uncertainty as to a determination.
  2. verb To stammer; to falter in speaking.
  3. verb To utter with hesitation or to intimate by a reluctant manner.

Full definition of hesitate

hesitate in a sentence

  • He hesitated whether to accept the offer or not; men often hesitate in forming a judgment.

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Questions about hesitate in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of hesitate in Sanskrit?
Hesitate in Sanskrit is शङ्क् (śaṅk), शङ्कते (śáṅkate).
hesitate इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Hesitate: शङ्क् (śaṅk), शङ्कते (śáṅkate).
What does hesitate mean in English?
Hesitate means to stop or pause respecting decision or action; to be in suspense or uncertainty as to a determination.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “hesitate”: शङ्कते, शङ्क्. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: hesitate (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Sanskrit words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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