Entry Word: tarry

Function: verb

Meaning: 1 to continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time <upon seeing the sun beginning to sink in the sky, we realized we had tarried too long on the summit of the mountain> — see stay 1
2 to move or act slowly <the principal tarried in making his decision, still not sure if he should suspend the student or not> — see delay 1
3 to reside as a temporary guest <he tarried with us all summer, sleeping on the screened-in porch most nights> — see visit 2