tarry

¹tar·ry

intransitive verb \ˈter-ē, ˈta-rē\

tar·riedtar·ry·ing

Definition of TARRY

1

a : to delay or be tardy in acting or doing

b : to linger in expectation : wait

2

: to abide or stay in or at a place

Examples of TARRY

1. Tarry with us a while.
2. <upon seeing the sun beginning to sink in the sky, we realized we had tarried too long on the summit of the mountain>

Origin of TARRY

Middle English tarien

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to TARRY

Synonyms

abide, dwell, hang around, remain, stick around, ¹stay

Antonyms

bail, bail out, bug out, buzz (off), clear off [chiefly British], clear out, cut out, depart, exit, get off, go, go off, leave, move, pack (up or off), peel off, pike (out or off), pull out, push off, push on, quit, shove (off), take off, vamoose, walk out

Related Words

await, hang on, hold on, wait; dally, dawdle, linger, loiter; outstay, overstay

Near Antonyms

abscond, book [slang], decamp, escape, evacuate, flee, fly, get out, run away, scat, scram, skip; abandon, desert, forsake, vacate

Rhymes with TARRY

carry, gharry, harry, marry, parry, Shari

²tarry

noun

plural tarries

Definition of TARRY

: stay, sojourn

Examples of TARRY

1. <a fable about the tarry of two Americans in a Scottish village that every century magically comes into existence for a day>

First Known Use of TARRY

14th century

Related to TARRY

Synonyms

sojourn, stay, visit

Related Words

field trip, homestay, sleepover; layover, stop, stopover

Rhymes with TARRY

carry, marry, parry, Shari

³tar·ry

adjective \ˈtär-ē\

Definition of TARRY

: of, resembling, or covered with tar

First Known Use of TARRY

1552