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tarry

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tar·ry 1  (tr)
v. tar·ried, tar·ry·ing, tar·ries
v.intr.
1. To delay or be late in going, coming, or doing. See Synonyms at stay1.
2. To wait.
3. To remain or stay temporarily, as in a place; sojourn.
v.tr. Archaic
To wait for; await.
n.
A temporary stay; a sojourn.

[Middle English tarien.]

tarri·er n.

tarry
Verb
[-ries, -rying, -ried] Old-fashioned
1. to delay or linger: I have no plans to tarry longer than necessary
2. to stay briefly: most people tarried only a few hours before moving on [origin unknown]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.tarry - be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"
be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
prowl, lurch - loiter about, with no apparent aim
2.tarry - leave slowly and hesitantly
go forth, leave, go away - go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight"
Adj.1.tarry - having the characteristics of pitch or tar
adhesive - tending to adhere

tarry
verb linger, remain, loiter, wait, delay, pause, hang around (informal) lose time, bide, dally, take your time, dawdle, drag your feet or heels << OPPOSITE hurry
Translations

tarry [ˈtærɪ] vientretenerse, quedarse atrás

tarry tar


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Then the other answered, as if very unwillingly, 'A little space I may allow thee to sit here, if thou wilt reward me well and entreat me kindly; but thou must tarry yet an hour below, till I have learnt some little matters that are yet unknown to me.
Strangers may present themselves at any hour and in whatever number; the master has amply provided for the reception of the men and their animals, and is never happier than when they tarry for some time.
I remember him as if it were yesterday, as he came plodding to the inn door, his sea-chest following behind him in a hand-barrow--a tall, strong, heavy, nut-brown man, his tarry pigtail falling over the shoulder of his soiled blue coat, his hands ragged and scarred, with black, broken nails, and the sabre cut across one cheek, a dirty, livid white.
 
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