
@CK
>He hesitated before answering.
Is the sentence has the same meaning of "He hesitated to answer"?
I wonder if I could add "答えるのをためらった" as an alternative.

He hesitated to answer.
- This means something like he didn't really want to answer.
He hesitated before answering.
- This means he paused, or took some time first.

I see. Thank you for your explanation.
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