Quit and Tarry

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Quit verb - To leave a place often for another.

Usage example: we plan to quit the amusement park around seven tonight and then head to the diner for some food

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Tarry is an antonym for quit.

Nearby Words: quitting, quitter, quits, quitted

Tarry verb - To continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time.

Usage example: upon seeing the sun beginning to sink in the sky, we realized we had tarried too long on the summit of the mountain

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Quit is an antonym for tarry.

Nearby Words: tarred, tarried, tarrying

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