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tar·ry 1

 (tăr′ē)
v. tar·ried, tar·ry·ing, tar·ries
v.intr.
1. To delay or be late in going, coming, or doing something: "O let us be married! Too long we have tarried!" (Edward Lear).
2. To wait or stay temporarily: tarried after the show to chat with friends. See Synonyms at stay1.
v.tr. Archaic
To wait for; await.
n. Archaic
A temporary stay; a sojourn.
[Middle English tarien.]
tar′ri·er n.

tar·ry 2

 (tär′ē)
adj. tar·ri·er, tar·ri·est
Of, resembling, or covered with tar.
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tarry

(ˈtærɪ)
vb, -ries, -rying or -ried
1. (intr) to delay in coming or going; linger
2. (intr) to remain temporarily or briefly
3. (intr) to wait or stay
4. (tr) archaic or poetic to await
n, pl -ries
rare a stay
[C14 tarien, of uncertain origin]
ˈtarrier n
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tar•ry1

(ˈtær i)

v. -ried, -ry•ing, v.i.
1. to stay in a place; sojourn.
2. to delay or be tardy in acting, starting, etc.; linger or loiter.
3. to wait.
n.
4. a stay; sojourn.
[1275–1325; Middle English taryen to delay, tary a delay, of uncertain orig.]
tar′ri•er, n.

tar•ry2

(ˈtɑr i)

adj. -ri•er, -ri•est.
of, like, or smeared with tar.
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tarry


Past participle: tarried
Gerund: tarrying

Imperative
tarry
tarry
Present
I tarry
you tarry
he/she/it tarries
we tarry
you tarry
they tarry
Preterite
I tarried
you tarried
he/she/it tarried
we tarried
you tarried
they tarried
Present Continuous
I am tarrying
you are tarrying
he/she/it is tarrying
we are tarrying
you are tarrying
they are tarrying
Present Perfect
I have tarried
you have tarried
he/she/it has tarried
we have tarried
you have tarried
they have tarried
Past Continuous
I was tarrying
you were tarrying
he/she/it was tarrying
we were tarrying
you were tarrying
they were tarrying
Past Perfect
I had tarried
you had tarried
he/she/it had tarried
we had tarried
you had tarried
they had tarried
Future
I will tarry
you will tarry
he/she/it will tarry
we will tarry
you will tarry
they will tarry
Future Perfect
I will have tarried
you will have tarried
he/she/it will have tarried
we will have tarried
you will have tarried
they will have tarried
Future Continuous
I will be tarrying
you will be tarrying
he/she/it will be tarrying
we will be tarrying
you will be tarrying
they will be tarrying
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been tarrying
you have been tarrying
he/she/it has been tarrying
we have been tarrying
you have been tarrying
they have been tarrying
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been tarrying
you will have been tarrying
he/she/it will have been tarrying
we will have been tarrying
you will have been tarrying
they will have been tarrying
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been tarrying
you had been tarrying
he/she/it had been tarrying
we had been tarrying
you had been tarrying
they had been tarrying
Conditional
I would tarry
you would tarry
he/she/it would tarry
we would tarry
you would tarry
they would tarry
Past Conditional
I would have tarried
you would have tarried
he/she/it would have tarried
we would have tarried
you would have tarried
they would have tarried
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.tarry - be abouttarry - 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 (Old-fashioned) linger, remain, loiter, wait, delay, pause, hang around (informal), lose time, bide, dally, take your time, dawdle, drag your feet or heels Two old boys tarried on the street corner discussing cattle.
linger rush, move on, hurry, hasten, scoot, step on it (informal)
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tarry

verb
1. To go or move slowly so that progress is hindered:
dally, dawdle, delay, dilly-dally, drag, lag, linger, loiter, poke, procrastinate, trail.
Idioms: drag one's feet, mark time, take one's time.
2. To stop temporarily and remain, as if reluctant to leave:
abide, bide, linger, pause, stay, wait.
3. To continue to be in a place:
abide, bide, linger, remain, stay, wait.
Informal: stick around.
Idiom: stay put.
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Translations
قَطْراني
dehtový
tjæreholdig
ootamapeatumaviibimaviivitama
kátrányos
tjöru-; tjöruborinn
dechtový
katranlı

tarry

1 [ˈtærɪ] VI (o.f. or liter) (= stay) → quedarse; (= dally) → entretenerse, quedarse atrás; (= be late) → tardar (en venir), demorarse

tarry

2 [ˈtɑːrɪ] ADJ [substance] → alquitranado, embreado; (= covered with tar) → cubierto de alquitrán; (= stained with tar) → manchado de alquitrán
to taste tarry → saber a alquitrán
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

tarry

1
adj → teerig

tarry

2
vi (old, liter)
(= remain) → verweilen (old, liter)
(= delay) → säumen (old, liter), → zögern
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

tarry

1 [ˈtærɪ] vi (old) (liter)
a. (linger) → trattenersi
b. (delay) → tardare

tarry

2 [ˈtærɪ] adj (road) → incatramato/a; (tar-stained) → macchiato/a di catrame
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

tar

(taː) noun
any of several kinds of thick, black, sticky material obtained from wood, coal etc and used eg in roadmaking.
verb – past tense, past participle tarred –
to cover with tar. The road has just been tarred.
ˈtarry adjective
of or like tar; covered with tar.
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