The word 'hesitation' can mean a physical action, a concrete noun, or a mental faltering, an abstract noun.
Examples:
concrete: I saw your hesitation; is there something wrong?
abstract: Our hesitation is based on the long term cost.
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The word hesitation meaning physically hesitating (stopping) is an observable action, but it is NOT a concrete noun. A person can be observed, or heard, not a hesitation, which is a pause in an action. It is also NOT an abstract, or conceptual noun, because it represents an action.
The noun 'hesitation' is a singular, common, abstract noun; a word for an unwillingness or a delay in doing something; a word for a concept; a word for a thing.
Example sentence: He had a slight hesitation before he made his decision.
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Hesitation
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The suffix in hesitation is ion.
The noun forms for the adjective hesitant is hesitance, hesitancy, hesitation.
hesitation - noun - the action of hesitating before saying or doing something. He promised there would be no more hesitation in signing the contract.
Hesitating is an adjective because it describes a manner in which someone was talking. Hesitating basically means lacking decisiveness or character or being slow in making a given move.
To hold back from action because of doubt, uncertainty or fear.
By changing hesitate to hesitation, we change from a verb to a noun.
No, "hesitantly" is not a noun. It is an adverb that describes how an action is carried out, such as speaking or acting with hesitation or uncertainty.
The suffix in hesitation is ion.
Noun forms for the verb to hesitate are hesitancy, hesitation, and the gerund, hesitating.
The noun forms for the verb to hesitate are hesitater, hesitation, and the gerund, hesitating.
The noun forms for the adjective hesitant is hesitance, hesitancy, hesitation.
hesitation - noun - the action of hesitating before saying or doing something. He promised there would be no more hesitation in signing the contract.
Noun forms of the adjective hesitant are hesitance and hesitation.
The noun forms for the verb to hesitate are hesitater and hesitation. Example sentences:He is a hesitater; he waits for the opportunity to pass before deciding to take advantage of it.There was an awkward hesitation before they were able to raise the curtain.
Hesitating is an adjective because it describes a manner in which someone was talking. Hesitating basically means lacking decisiveness or character or being slow in making a given move.
The Spanish equivalent of 'no hesitation' is Sin respiro. In the word-by-word translation, the preposition 'sin' means 'without'. The noun 'respiro' means 'breath'.
No, "hesitant" is an adjective that describes someone or something that is showing reluctance or indecision. To use it as a noun, you would need to modify it, such as saying "a person who is hesitant."