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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.

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[Middle English tarien.]

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tarri·er n.

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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]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	tarry - be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?" footle, hang around, lallygag, loiter, lollygag, mess about, mill about, mill around, lounge, lurk, linger, loaf 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 linger 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 resinous, resiny, pitchy adhesive - tending to adhere

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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] vi → entretenerse, quedarse atrás

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tarry tar