Tarry — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

be about

leave slowly and hesitantly

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈæɹi/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈaɹi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈaɹi/

2 syllables Say it as /tˈæɹi/.

Examples

The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square
Who is this man that is hanging around the department?

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

mill about mill around footle lollygag mess about loaf lallygag lurk linger hang around loiter pitchy lounge resinous resiny

Parts of Speech

verb	be about “The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square”
verb	leave slowly and hesitantly
adjective	having the characteristics of pitch or tar

Word Forms

loiterer	noun	someone who lingers aimlessly in or about a place
lounger	noun	someone who wastes time
lingerer	noun	someone who lingers aimlessly in or about a place
tarriance	noun	the act of tarrying
pitch	noun	any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue
resin	noun	any of a class of solid or semisolid viscous substances obtained either as exudations from certain plants or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verweilen

ungefähr sein

🇫🇷French

goudronneux

être à propos

🇪🇸Spanish

alquitranado

estar a mano

🇮🇹Italian

indugiare

essere circa

🇳🇱Dutch

teer

ongeveer zijn

🇵🇹Portuguese

esperar

estar prestes

🇷🇺Russian

задерживаться

быть о

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बासना

के बारे में हो

🇧🇩Bengali

টারি

সম্পর্কে হতে

🇮🇳Tamil

தாமதமாக

பற்றி இருக்கும்

🇮🇳Marathi

थांबणे

बद्दल असणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ટેરી

વિશે હોવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ತಡಮಾಡು

ಸುಮಾರು ಎಂದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

താമസിക്കുക

ഏകദേശം ആയിരിക്കും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਟਾਰਰੀ

ਬਾਰੇ ਹੋਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

روکنا

کے بارے میں ہو

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

停留

大约

🇯🇵Japanese

遅れて

についてである

🇰🇷Korean

체재

대략이다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hắc ín

về

🇹🇭Thai

รอช้า

เป็นเรื่องเกี่ยวกับ

🇮🇩Indonesian

tinggal

menjadi tentang

🇵🇭Filipino

maghintay

maging tungkol sa

🇲🇾Malay

berlama-lama

kira-kira

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تلكأ

يكون حول

🇮🇷Persian

درنگ

در مورد باشد

🇹🇷Turkish

katlanmak

hakkında olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהִתְעַכֵּב

להיות בערך

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What is the primary definition of the word 'tarry'?

The primary meaning of 'tarry' is 'be about'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'tarry' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'tarry' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'tarry' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'tarry' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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