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tarried

Archaic Terms
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

Delayed, lingered, or stayed longer than planned; an archaic verb used to convey hesitating departures or lingering moments.

Detailed Definition
Tarried is an older literary verb meaning to linger, wait, or remain longer than expected. Lear uses it in a mock-formal way in the lovers' dialogue, which helps give the poem its playful, slightly antique tone.
Example
Example in poetry:
“O let us be married! too long we have tarried” uses tarried as an archaic past tense meaning delayed or lingered; “He tarried by the gate until the moon rose” shows its older, formal register; “The knight tarried in the greenwood” suits ballad or romance diction; Contemporary revival: “I tarried over your last voicemail, unwilling to delete it.”
Additional Notes
The verb 'tarried' in the quoted line is an older, less common word that modern readers may need to look up.; Found in the poem, The Owl and the Pussy-cat by Edward Lear
Also Known As
delayed lingered loitered paused loiter'd
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