Word: hesitates
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: he
si
tates
Definition: Third-person singular of hesitate; pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
Morphemes:
Affix: hesitate
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To stop or pause respecting decision or action; to be in suspense or uncertainty as to a determination.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: haesitatus
Language: la
Decoded: haesitatus
PoS: Participle
Meaning: hesitated, having been uncertain.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the third-person singular indicative present tense of verbs.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -es
Language: enm
Decoded: -es
Meaning: third person singular ending of verbs