tarry

Senso (Inglese)

Verb

1. (dated, intransitive) To delay; to be late or tardy in beginning or doing anything.
2. (dated, intransitive) To linger in expectation of something or until something is done or happens.
3. (dated, intransitive) To abide, stay or wait somewhere, especially if longer than planned.
4. (dated, intransitive) To stay somewhere temporarily.
5. (dated, transitive) To wait for; to stay or stop for; to allow to linger.

Noun

A sojourn.

Adj

1. (dated) Resembling tar.
2. (dated) Covered with tar.

Concetti

aspettare

bighellonare

ciondolare

gingillare

girellare

gironzolare

tardare

essere tardi

catramoso

bighellare

sinonimi

delay

linger

loiter

hesitate

wait

stay

dawdle

procrastinate

retard

pitchy

pause

await

resinous

dally

stop

🛑

abide

acidulent

acidulous

be slow

footle

hang around

loaf

lollygag

look for

lounge

lurk

mess about

remain

resiny

sourish

tart

tartish

lallygag

mildly sour

mill about

mill around

pleasantly acid

slightly strained

subacrid

resinaceous

hold back affectedly

move slowly

old

🧓

overstay

dilly-dally

defer

play

poke

postpone

continue

Traduzioni

demorar

weilen

zögern

verweilen

tardar

πισσώδης

quedarse atrás

αργοπορώ

στέκομαι

χρονοτριβώ

Verzögerung

περιμένω

zaudern

καθυστερώ

abwarten

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈtæɹ.iː/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: tarien

Ereditato da inglese antico: tirian

Affine olandese: tergen

Affine tedesco: zergen

Affine norvegese bokmål: terge

Affine russo: дёргать

Ereditato da inglese medio: terrie

In summary

From Middle English tarien, terien (“to vex, harass, cause to hesitate, delay”), from Old English tirian, tirġan, terġan (“to worry, exasperate, pain, provoke, excite”), from Proto-Germanic *terganą, *targijaną (“to pull, tease, irritate”), from Proto-Indo-European *derHgʰ- (“to pull, tug, irritate”). Cognate with Dutch tergen (“to provoke”), German zergen (“to vex, irritate, provoke”), Norwegian Bokmål terge (“to irritate, provoke”), Russian дёргать (djórgatʹ, “to pull, yank, jerk, pester”). Compare also Walloon tårdjî (“to be late, to be slow, to wait”).