TAR'RY, verb intransitive [Latin taurus, a bull.] 1. To stay; to abide; to continue; to lodge. Tarry all night and wash your feet. Genesis 19:2. 2. To stay behind. Exodus 12:39. 3. To stay in expectation; to wait. Tarry ye here for us, till we come again to you. Exodus 24:14. 4. To delay; to put off going or coming; to defer. Come down to me, tarry not. Genesis 45:9. 5. To remain; to stay. He that telleth lies, shall not tarry in my sight. Psalms 101:7. TAR'RY, verb transitive To wait for. I cannot tarry dinner. [Not in use.] T'ARRY, adjective [from tar.] Consisting of tar, or like tar.
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