🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

지체하다

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ji-che-ha-da

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Tarry/ˈtɛr.i/
verbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"너무 지체하지 마세요; 우리는 곧 떠나야 합니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To delay or be tardy in acting or doing.

    "Don't tarry too long; we need to leave soon."
As adjective
  1. 1

    Resembling tar; sticky or black.

    "The tarry residue left on the road was difficult to clean."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'tarry' originates from the Middle English 'tarien', which is derived from the Old English 'terrian', meaning to delay or linger. Its roots can be traced back to the Proto-Germanic '*tardōną', which also conveys the notion of delay.

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