tarry
verb/ˈtæri/
/ˈtæri/
[intransitive] (old use or literary)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they tarry | /ˈtæri/ /ˈtæri/ |
| he / she / it tarries | /ˈtæriz/ /ˈtæriz/ |
| past simple tarried | /ˈtærid/ /ˈtærid/ |
| past participle tarried | /ˈtærid/ /ˈtærid/ |
| -ing form tarrying | /ˈtæriɪŋ/ /ˈtæriɪŋ/ |
- to stay in a place, especially when you ought to leave; to delay coming to or going from a place synonym lingerWord OriginMiddle English: of unknown origin.
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