zögern

German

Etymology

Derived from an iterative construction from early High German zogen (“to move from one place to another”), from Middle High German zogen, from Old High German zogōn, ultimately from the root of ziehen (“to pull”).

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.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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