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tarries

Verb
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

Third-person present form of tarry, meaning lingers, delays departure, or stays temporarily in a place, creating a sense of patient waiting.

Detailed Definition
To tarry is an old literary verb meaning to delay or remain somewhere. Here it describes the gentleman who stays at the tavern instead of returning to the coach.
Example
Example in poetry:
“And while at a tavern my gentleman tarries” means he remains or delays there; “Spring tarries in the hills, though March has come” personifies the season; “The traveler tarries where the road bends toward the sea” gives the verb a lyrical pause; “No grief tarries forever, though it sits awhile” adapts the elevated verb to reflective free verse.
Additional Notes
“Tarries” is an archaic or literary verb that many readers would recognize only with effort.; Found in the poem, The Hackney Coachman by Hannah More
Also Known As
lingers delays dawdles loiters
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