Sign 2735 of 4297 in the Auslan Dictionary

Matches for the word tarry

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Keywords: tarry, dawdle, protracted, prolonged, delayed, prolong, dawdling, prolongation, delay

Sign Definition

As a Noun

  1. The start of an event later than was expected. English = delay.
  2. An extension in the time it usually takes to do something. English = delay, prolongation.
  3. The act of taking your time and spending more time than is necessary to do something or go somewhere. English = dawdling.

As a Verb or Adjective

  1. To make something happen later than expected, or to make something take longer to happen than expected. English = delay, prolong.
  2. To be made to happen later than expected, or to be made to take longer to happen than expected. English = (be) delayed, (be) prolonged, (be) protracted.
  3. To spend more time than is necessary doing something or going somewhere. English = dawdle, tarry.
  4. To brush something to one side and ignore it until a later time.