tarry

/ˈtæri/ (bre, ipa) · [tˈɛri] /ˈtæri/ (ame, ipa) · [tˈɛri] /ˈter-ē How to pronounce tarry (audio) ˈta-rē/ (ame, mw)

tarry — verb

  • tarrypresent simple I / you / we / they
  • tarrieshe / she / it
  • tarriedpast simple
  • tarrying-ing form

1. to keep staying somewhere after it is already time to go.

1.動詞不及物C1
釋義

to keep staying somewhere after it is already time to go.

例句

Theo tarried by the school gate until the last bus left.

tarry + by + place before leaving late

After lunch, Antonia tarried in the museum shop and missed the tour.

tarry in + place with a delayed result

同義詞
  • linger

    more common and can sound gentler or more unplanned

  • dawdle

    stresses wasting time through slowness or idleness

  • loiter

    often suggests hanging around in a public place without clear purpose

反義詞
  • leave

    to go away from a place instead of remaining there

  • depart

    more formal and focuses on the act of going away

文法句型

tarry + in/at/by + place

tarry until + clause

用法筆記

Usually sounds literary or formal. It often suggests that someone should already have left, unlike stay, which is neutral.

常見錯誤

❌We tarried to the station after dinner.
✅We tarried at the cafe after dinner.
💡tarry means remain in a place, not move toward one.
❌Please tarry the meeting until Monday.
✅Please delay the meeting until Monday.
💡tarry is normally intransitive, not used for postponing an event directly.

tarry — noun

tarry — adjective