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How to pronounce “hesitate”

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Pronunciation guide for hesitate

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of hesitate with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: Capitalism Without Capitalabout this, so I slightly hesitate here--
Definition summary: (intransitive) To stop or pause respecting decision or action; to be in suspense or uncertainty as to a determination.

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Capitalism Without Capital

about this, so I slightly hesitate here--

[Verb]
(intransitive) To stop or pause respecting decision or action; to be in suspense or uncertainty as to a determination.
(intransitive) To stammer; to falter in speaking.
(transitive, poetic, rare) To utter with hesitation or to intimate by a reluctant manner.

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