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tarry

tar·ry [ tárree ] (past and past participle tar·ried, present participle tar·ry·ing, 3rd person present singular tar·ries)


intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. remain: to stay temporarily at a place

2. linger: to delay a departure or arrival, especially in an idle way

3. wait: to wait in expectation of somebody or something

[13th century. Origin ?]

tar·ri·er noun
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