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to tarry
01
to delay departure, often due to reluctance to leave or being absorbed in an activity
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
tarry
3rd person singular
tarries
Present participle
tarrying
Past simple
tarried
Past participle
tarried
Examples
We decided to tarry at the beach a little longer to watch the sunset.
02
leave slowly and hesitantly
tarry
01
having the characteristics of pitch or tar
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
qualitative
Superlative
tarriest
Comparative
tarrier
gradable
Lexical Tree
tarriance
tarry
