tarried
past simple and past participle oftarry
tarry
verb[I]
old useuk/ˈtær.i/us/ˈter.i/tostaysomewhereforlongerthanexpectedanddelayleaving
Staying and remaining
- closeted
- halt
- hang
- hold
- holdsomethingover
- hung
- non-tenured
- outstay
- overstay
- overwinter
- remain
- rest
- spot
- stand
- stay putidiom
- stick
- stick around
- stop in
- tarry
- tenured
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Delaying and wasting time
Examplesoftarried
tarried
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
I accept that we have alreadytarriedsome time in reaching this stage in our considerations.
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It is remarkable that we have delayed andtarriedso long in dealing with this situation.
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They attempted to explain why the bridegroom hadtarried.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He eventarrieda little over the rooftop of his own house trying to lift up some roof tiles with his fingers but instead found himself inside his own room.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Here theytarriedfor the night.
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- thesaurus/unassisted
- thesaurus/unavailable
- thesaurus/unavailing
- thesaurus/unbearable
- the weaker sex
- the-weaker-sex
- the Webster ruling
- the-webster-ruling
- the week/month/year before last
- the-week-month-year-before-last
- the weft
- the-weft
- the West Coast
- the-west-coast
- the West Country
- the-west-country
- the West End
- the-west-end
- the West Indies
- the-west-indies
- the wherewithal
- the-wherewithal
- the White House