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adjective
- 1. like or covered with tar: "a length of tarry rope"
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The meaning of TARRY is to delay or be tardy in acting or doing. How to use tarry in a sentence.
TARRY definition: 1. to stay somewhere for longer than expected and delay leaving 2. to stay somewhere for longer…. Learn more.
1. to remain or stay, as in a place; sojourn. He tarried in Baltimore on his way to Washington. 2. to delay or be tardy in acting, starting, coming, etc.; linger or loiter. 3. to wait. transitive verb. 4. archaic.
TARRY meaning: 1. to stay somewhere for longer than expected and delay leaving 2. to stay somewhere for longer…. Learn more.
When people tarry they stick around and take a long time to depart, sometimes lurking or loitering, or sometimes enjoying each other's company. Tarry can also mean to hang around a place without purpose. You might tarry in the park until the day is fading and you have to go home.
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 stay 1. v.tr. Archaic. To wait for; await. n. Archaic. A temporary stay; a sojourn. [Middle English tarien.] tar′ri·er n. tar·ry 2.
Definition of tarry verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective tarry. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
The earliest known use of the noun tarry is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for tarry is from 1451, in the writing of John Capgrave, prior of Bishop's Lynn, theologian, and historian. It is also recorded as a verb from the Middle English period (1150—1500).
There are eight meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb tarry, five of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
