Antonyms for tarry
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : tar-ee |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtær i |
Definition of tarry
Origin :- early 14c., "to delay, retard," of uncertain origin. Some suggest a connection to Latin tardare "to delay," or Old English tergan "to vex, irritate." Intransitive meaning "to linger" is attested from late 14c.
- verb dawdle, delay
- Why should we tarry any longer to see everything moiled and set at nought?
- Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge
- Chip, knowing that his turn had come, and come to tarry, found nothing to say.
- Extract from : « Chip, of the Flying U » by B. M. Bower
- Can we not tarry here a little longer while you find the rest you need?
- Extract from : « The Last of the Mohicans » by James Fenimore Cooper
- Do you think I could not be permitted to tarry one week longer?
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- But perchance the tide was favourable, and you could not tarry.
- Extract from : « Micah Clarke » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- But yet his horse was not a whit Inclined to tarry there; For why?
- Extract from : « Graded Poetry: Second Year » by Various
- Shall we tarry at this house he speaks of, or press forward?
- Extract from : « Barnaby Rudge » by Charles Dickens
- Enter His holy presence, tarry there, and spread your work before Him.
- Extract from : « The Ministry of Intercession » by Andrew Murray
- But the Commander-in-Chief must not tarry to bandy compliments.
- Extract from : « Vivian Grey » by Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli
- At noon, I pass by a garden redolent of mystic scents and tarry awhile.
- Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani
Synonyms for tarry
- abide
- bide
- dally
- drag
- drag one's feet
- dwell
- filibuster
- get no place fast
- goof around
- hang around
- hold the phone
- lag
- linger
- lodge
- loiter
- lose time
- pause
- poke
- procrastinate
- put off
- remain
- rest
- sojourn
- stall
- stay
- stick around
- stop
- stop over
- tail
- take one's time
- temporize
- tool
- trail
- visit
- wait
- warm a chair
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