tarry verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Advanced American Dictionary at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com

Definition of tarry verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

tarry

verb

NAmE//ˈtæri//

[intransitive] (old use or )Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they tarry

he / she / it tarries

past simple tarried

-ing form tarrying

(literary) to stay in a place, especially when you ought to leave; to delay coming to or going from a place synonym linger

Questions about grammar and vocabulary?

Find the answers with Practical English Usage online, your indispensable guide to problems in English.

See tarry in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Check pronunciation: tarry