tarry – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of tarry

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to tarry
Participle: tarried
Gerund: tarrying

Cognates

See the 3 cognates of tarry

Indicative

Present

Itarry
youtarry
he;she;ittarries
wetarry
youtarry
theytarry

Perfect

Ihave tarried
youhave tarried
he;she;ithas tarried
wehave tarried
youhave tarried
theyhave tarried

Past

Itarried
youtarried
he;she;ittarried
wetarried
youtarried
theytarried

Pluperfect

Ihad tarried
youhad tarried
he;she;ithad tarried
wehad tarried
youhad tarried
theyhad tarried

Future

Iwill tarry
youwill tarry
he;she;itwill tarry
wewill tarry
youwill tarry
theywill tarry

Future Perfect

Iwill have tarried
youwill have tarried
he;she;itwill have tarried
wewill have tarried
youwill have tarried
theywill have tarried

Subjunctive

Present

Itarry
youtarry
he;she;ittarry
wetarry
youtarry
theytarry

Perfect

Ihave tarried
youhave tarried
he;she;ithave tarried
wehave tarried
youhave tarried
theyhave tarried

Imperfect

Itarried
youtarried
he;she;ittarried
wetarried
youtarried
theytarried

Pluperfect

Ihad tarried
youhad tarried
he;she;ithad tarried
wehad tarried
youhad tarried
theyhad tarried

Conditional

Present

Iwould tarry
youwould tarry
he;she;itwould tarry
wewould tarry
youwould tarry
theywould tarry

Perfect

Iwould have tarried
youwould have tarried
he;she;itwould have tarried
wewould have tarried
youwould have tarried
theywould have tarried

Imperative

youtarry
weLet's tarry
youtarry

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam tarrying
youare tarrying
he;she;itis tarrying
weare tarrying
youare tarrying
theyare tarrying

Perfect

Ihave been tarrying
youhave been tarrying
he;she;ithas been tarrying
wehave been tarrying
youhave been tarrying
theyhave been tarrying

Past

Iwas tarrying
youwere tarrying
he;she;itwas tarrying
wewere tarrying
youwere tarrying
theywere tarrying

Pluperfect

Ihad been tarrying
youhad been tarrying
he;she;ithad been tarrying
wehad been tarrying
youhad been tarrying
theyhad been tarrying

Future

Iwill be tarrying
youwill be tarrying
he;she;itwill be tarrying
wewill be tarrying
youwill be tarrying
theywill be tarrying

Future Perfect

Iwill have been tarrying
youwill have been tarrying
he;she;itwill have been tarrying
wewill have been tarrying
youwill have been tarrying
theywill have been tarrying

Conditional

Present

Iwould be tarrying
youwould be tarrying
he;she;itwould be tarrying
wewould be tarrying
youwould be tarrying
theywould be tarrying

Perfect

Iwould have been tarrying
youwould have been tarrying
he;she;itwould have been tarrying
wewould have been tarrying
youwould have been tarrying
theywould have been tarrying

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'tarry'

accompany, acetify, acidify, adsignify, affy, alacrify, alkalify, ally, amnesty, amplify, angelify, anglicify, anglify, apology, apply, arefy, argufy, astony, atrophy, avowtry, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'tarry'

carry, harry, marry, parry, tardy, tarre, warry, arr, array, berry,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dwell; linger; tarry; wait
stay
to tarry
stop
to stay or remain in a place or situation
abide, eld, linger, retard, stay, wait
be late or tardy in beginning or doing anything
procrastinate
stay somewhere temporarily
sojourn
stay or stop for
wait for
stay back
retard
to be idle
arse about, arse around, bludge, bum around, cabbage, clown around, dawdle, dick about, dick around, dilly-dally, drumble, faff, faff about, faff around, fanny about, fanny around, fart about, fart around, fiddle about, fiddle around, fool about, fool around, footle, goof around, goof off, hang about, hang around, hang out, horse around, idle, jerk off, lallygag, laze, laze about, laze around, linger, loaf, loaf about, loaf around, loiter, lollygag, mess around, mill about, mill around, muck about, muck around, waste time, while
To delay; to be late or tardy in beginning or doing anything.
procrastinate
to stay somewhere temporarily
keep, quarter, sleep over, sojourn, stay, stay over, stop, stop off, stop over
remain
stay, lodge, sojourn, rest, abide, stop
delay
stall, linger, loiter, dally, dawdle, wait

Antonyms

To abide, stay or wait somewhere, especially if longer than planned.
leave
to stay or remain in a place or situation
go, leave
remain
leave, depart, go, move
delay
hasten, speed, expedite, dispatch

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. c.1320, "to delay, retard," of uncertain origin. Some suggest a connection to L. tardare "to delay," or O.E. tergan "to vex, irritate." Intrans. meaning "to linger" is attested from c.1390.
2. 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”).
3. Compare typologically Czech meškat, Russian ме́шкать (méškatʹ) (akin to меша́ть (mešátʹ)), копа́ться (kopátʹsja) (akin to копа́ть (kopátʹ)). See: Middle English 'tarien', Dutch 'tergen', German, old spelling 'zergen', Norwegian 'terge', Russian 'дёргать'.

Verbs referencing "tarry"

German, old spelling zergen, Dutch tergen.

Sample Sentences

  • We tarried here, four days. The town is beautifully situated in a basin of green hills; the soil is rich, well-wooded, and carefully improved. It is the seat of the local legislature of Connecticut, which [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • We tarried here three days. Our next point was Cincinnati: and as this was a steamboat journey, and western steamboats usually blow up one or two a week in the season, it was advisable to collect opinions in [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] of the village, for there was nothing to eat in any of them. At length, however, by going back some half a mile or so, we found a solitary house where ham and coffee were procurable; and there we tarried to wait the advent of the boat, which would come in sight from the green before the door, a long way off. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • Tarrying here, only that day and night, to recruit after our late fatigues, we started off once more upon our last journey in America. We had yet five days to spare before embarking for England, and I had a [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)