Do not tarry in the forest; there is danger there.
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Tarry
//ˈtæ.ɹi//
Synonyms for "tarry" (212 found)
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Verb(16 words)
abideawaithang aboutloitersojournstaybe stillbidebide the issuebituminizeblackcarry oncease notcoastcontinuecontinue to becrawlcreepdallydark
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Adjective(2 words)
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Related words (106)
Verb(34 words)
maintainmark timemidnightmullnever ceasenot breathenot stirpauseperdureperennatepersistpitch blackpitchypokepoke alongprevailprocrastinateput offravenremain
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remain motionlessreposeresinousrestrunrun onsablesauntersettleshilly shallyshilly-shallysit tightsit upsloeslog onstagger onstallstandstand faststand firmstand stillstay onstay putstay upstickstick aroundstick faststopstop oversubsistsurvivesustaintake timetemporizetide overtrailtread watervisitwaitwait a minutewait and seewaste timewearwear onwear well
Adjective(1 words)
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1 entriesTranslations
115 translations across 22 languages.
Albanian
2 entries- rri verb (to stay or wait somewhere)
- vono verb (to delay or be tardy)
Ancient Greek
2 entries- μένω verb (to stay or wait somewhere)
- χρονίζω verb (to delay or be tardy)
Arabic
4 entries- اتلكع verb (to delay or be tardy)
- اَتْلَكَّع verb (to delay or be tardy)
- تَلَكَأ verb (to delay or be tardy)
- تَلَكَع verb (to delay or be tardy)
Bulgarian
4 entries- престой noun (sojourn)
- ба́вя се verb (to delay or be tardy)
- доча́квам verb (to stay or stop for)
- изча́квам verb (to linger in expectation of)
Catalan
4 entries- demorar-se verb (to linger in expectation of)
- estar-s'hi verb (to stay somewhere temporarily)
- restar verb (to stay or wait somewhere)
- trigar verb (to delay or be tardy)
Czech
4 entries- meškat verb (to delay or be tardy)
- meškat verb (to stay or wait somewhere)
- prodlévat verb (to stay somewhere temporarily)
- zdržovat se verb (to stay somewhere temporarily)
Danish
4 entries- afvente verb (to linger in expectation of)
- drøje verb (to delay or be tardy)
- holde tilbage verb (to stay or stop for)
- opholde sig verb (to stay somewhere temporarily)
Dutch
4 entries- afwachten verb (to linger in expectation of)
- blijven verb (to stay or wait somewhere)
- talmen verb (to delay or be tardy)
- treuzelen verb (to delay or be tardy)
Estonian
4 entries- ootama verb (to stay or wait somewhere)
- peatuma verb (to stay or wait somewhere)
- viibima verb (to stay somewhere temporarily)
- viivitama verb (to delay or be tardy)
Finnish
4 entries- odotella verb (to linger in expectation of)
- odottaa verb (to stay or stop for)
- oleskella verb (to stay somewhere temporarily)
- olla myöhässä verb (to delay or be tardy)
French
4 entries- séjour noun (sojourn)
- demeurer verb (to stay or wait somewhere)
- demeurer verb (to stay somewhere temporarily)
- rester verb (to stay or wait somewhere)
Galician
2 entries- delongar verb (to delay or be tardy)
- demorar verb (to delay or be tardy)
German
4 entries- Aufenthalt noun (sojourn)
- Verzögerung noun (sojourn)
- abwarten verb (to linger in expectation of)
- bleiben verb (to stay or wait somewhere)
Greek
1 entries- ξεροσταλιάζω verb (to linger in expectation of)
Hungarian
4 entries- habozik verb (to delay or be tardy)
- időzik verb (to stay somewhere temporarily)
- késlekedik verb (to delay or be tardy)
- rostokol verb (to stay or wait somewhere)
Latin
3 entries- cunctor verb (to delay or be tardy)
- sedeō verb (to stay or wait somewhere)
- sedeō verb (to stay somewhere temporarily)
Norwegian Bokmål
3 entries- avvente verb (to linger in expectation of)
- drøye verb (to delay or be tardy)
- oppholde seg verb (to stay somewhere temporarily)
Occitan
4 entries- demorada noun (sojourn)
- demorança noun (sojourn)
- demòra noun (sojourn)
- sejorn noun (sojourn)
Russian
2 entries- ме́шкать verb (to delay or be tardy)
- остана́вливаться verb (to stay somewhere temporarily)
Spanish
1 entries- demorar verb (to delay or be tardy)
Swedish
1 entries- dröja verb (to delay or be tardy)
Walloon
1 entries- tårdjî verb (to delay or be tardy)
Sample sentences
14 total sentences available.
Near Sleepy Hollow is a village called Tarry Town.
Source: tatoeba (6560395)
Woe be to the mad wizzards and witches who give themselves to the Devil, being enclosed in a circle, calling upon him with Charms, they tarry with him, and fall from God! for they shall receive their reward from him.
Source: tatoeba (7356068)
After my liberation I only stopped a day at Corfu in order that I might lose no more time, though I really wished to tarry there a little longer, the people were so kind.
Source: tatoeba (11965203)
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