zögern

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German zogeren (to tug, pull around), from an iterative form of Middle High German zogen (to pull, tear, tug), from Old High German zogōn, from Proto-West Germanic *togōn (to tug, pull, tow), ultimately from the root of ziehen (to pull). Cognate with German Low German tögern.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtsøːɡɐn/
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Verb

zögern (weak, third-person singular present zögert, past tense zögerte, past participle gezögert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive) to hesitate, to pause before doing something.

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Further reading

  • zögern” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • zögern” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • zögern” in Duden online
  • zögern” in OpenThesaurus.de