Intermit vs Tarry - What's the difference?
intermit | tarry | Related terms |
To interrupt, to stop or cease temporarily or periodically; to suspend.
*, vol. I, New York 2001, p.243:
*:Idlenessof body is nothing but a kind of of benumbing laziness, intermitting exercise, which, if we may believe Fernelius, “[…] makes them unapt to do anything whatever.”
* Shakespeare
To delay; to be late or tardy in beginning or doing anything.
To linger in expectation of something or until something is done or happens.
To abide, stay or wait somewhere, especially if longer than planned.
To stay somewhere temporarily; to sojourn.
To wait for; to stay or stop for; to allow to linger.
* Shakespeare
* Sir Walter Scott
A sojourn.
Resembling tar.
Covered with tar.
Intermit is a related term of tarry.
As verbs the difference between intermit and tarry
is that intermit is to interrupt, to stop or cease temporarily or periodically; to suspend while tarry is to delay; to be late or tardy in beginning or doing anything.As a noun tarry is
a sojourn.As an adjective tarry is
resembling tar.intermit
English
Verb
(intermitt)- Pray to the gods to intermit the plague.
Derived terms
* intermittence * intermittency * intermittenttarry
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Alternative forms
* (l) (Scotland)Etymology 1
From (etyl) tarien, .Verb
(en-verb)- It is true that the Messiah will come, though he may tarry . (
Hitchens
quoting translated Maimonides)
- He that will have a cake out of the wheat must needs tarry the grinding.
- He plodded on, tarrying no further question.