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tarry

/ˈteɹi/TEH-ree
/ˈtɛɹi/TEH-ree

Meaningslow

Common meaning: stay or wait for a time

Journey through time

  1. Latintardus‘slow’source
  2. Late Latintardicaresource
  3. Middle Englishmeaning shiftsslow → delay or troubletarien‘delay or trouble’source
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsdelay or trouble → stay or wait for a timetarry‘stay or wait for a time’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin tardus ‘slow’.

Roots

Related words

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