tarry
To delay; to be late or tardy in beginning or doing anythingTo delay; to be late or tardy in beginning or doing anything.
» Do not tarry in the forest; there is danger there.
Meaning
5 senses(dated, intransitive)To delay; to be late or tardy in beginning or doing anything.
zaudern, zögern, sich verspäten
ме́шкатьméškatʹ
(dated, intransitive)To linger in expectation of something or until something is done or happens.
abwarten, verharren, verweilen
(dated, intransitive)To abide, stay or wait somewhere, especially if longer than planned.
verweilen, weilen, verbleiben
(dated, intransitive)To stay somewhere temporarily.
verweilen, weilen, verharren
остана́вливатьсяostanávlivatʹsja
(dated, transitive)To wait for; to stay or stop for; to allow to linger.
- leave slowly and hesitantly
- be about a place without any apparent purpose
Examples
2 sentencesDo not tarry in the forest; there is danger there.
Near Sleepy Hollow is a village called Tarry Town.
Translations
4 languagesOrigin
From Middle English tarien, terien (“to vex, harass, cause to hesitate, delay”), from OldFrom Middle English tarien, terien (“to vex, harass, cause to hesitate, delay”), from Old English tirian, tirġan, terġan (“to worry, exasperate, pain, provoke, excite”), from Proto-Germanic *terganą, *targijaną (“to pull, tease, irritate”), from Proto-Indo-European *derHgʰ- (“to pull, tug, irritate”). Cognate with Dutch tergen (“to provoke”), German zergen (“to vex, irritate, provoke”), Norwegian Bokmål terge (“to irritate, provoke”), Russian дёргать (djórgatʹ, “to pull, yank, jerk, pester”). Compare also Walloon tårdjî (“to be late, to be slow, to wait”).
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Forms
tarries, tarrying, tarried, tarriedSynonyms
60 synonymsAntonyms
2 antonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle