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How to pronounce “tarry”
Hear “tarry” in real YouTube speech, then study definitions and example sentence snippets.
Pronunciation guide for tarry
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of tarry with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 3 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Stephen Burt: Why people need poetry 13 minutes, 13 seconds
Now — for a breath I tarry
- Definition summary
- (intransitive) To delay; to be late or tardy in beginning or doing anything.
Example 1 of 3
How to pronounce tarry
Stephen Burt: Why people need poetry 13 minutes, 13 seconds
Now — for a breath I tarry
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “tarry”
Meaning
- [Verb]
- (intransitive) To delay; to be late or tardy in beginning or doing anything.
- (intransitive) To linger in expectation of something or until something is done or happens.
- (intransitive) To abide, stay or wait somewhere, especially if longer than planned.
- (intransitive) To stay somewhere temporarily.
- (transitive) To wait for; to stay or stop for; to allow to linger.
- [Noun]
- A sojourn.
- [Adjective]
- Resembling tar.
- Covered with tar.
Practice Nearby Words
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