tarry

Meanings

• verb

  remain or stay longer than intended; delay

  - "He had planned to leave at 5 o'clock, but his car broke down and he had to tarry until the next day."
  - "The guests tarried long into the night, enjoying each other's company."

• verb

  cause to delay or be delayed

  - "A flat tire tarried us for an hour."
  - "The traffic jam tarried us for several hours."

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Pronunciation

1. /ˈtæ.ɹi/
   
   
   
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2. /ˈtɑːɹi/
   
   
   
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Synonyms

stay , stop , stop-over , abide , await , wait on , forestall , put off , hang about , hang around , linger , loiter , sojourn , stay , stay over , stop , stop over , bituminized , pitchy , pitchy

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with tarry
carry , marry , berry , harry

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Variants

List of all variants of tarry that leads to same result
tarried , tarries , tarry , tarrying , tarrier , tarriest

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Etymology

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Old English terigan, terian, from ter, ter- in the sense ‘to retard, hinder’ + -ian, from ter, ter-, a variant of tor ‘obstacle, difficulty'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'tarry' is related to the word 'terror'.

2. In medieval times, tarrying was a legal term used to describe a person who stayed in a place longer than they were allowed to.

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Related Concepts

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1. delay: A delay is a postponement or suspension of an event or action.

2. pausing: Pausing is the act of stopping or interrupting an action or process for a short time.

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Culture

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In literature, 'tarry' is often used to describe a pause or delay, as in Shakespeare's 'Macbeth' when Macbeth tarries before killing Banquo. In music, there is a song called 'Tarry' by the band 'Heart'.

How to Memorize "tarry"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the act of staying longer than intended or causing someone else to do so.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'tarry' with the idea of a delay or pause.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the first letter of each definition: 'T' is for 'remain or stay longer than intended', and 'A' is for 'cause to delay or be delayed'.

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