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Remain| Verb | 1. | remain - stay the same; remain in a certain state; "The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it"; "rest assured"; "stay alone"; "He remained unmoved by her tears"; "The bad weather continued for another week"sit tight - maintain the same position; wait it out; "Let's not make a decision--let's sit tight" stay together, stick together - be loyal to one another, especially in times of trouble; "The two families stuck together throughout the war" be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" stand - remain inactive or immobile; "standing water" stay fresh, keep - fail to spoil or rot; "These potatoes keep for a long time" be - to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form; "let her be" | | | 2. | remain - continue in a place, position, or situation; "After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser"; "Stay with me, please"; "despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year"; "She continued as deputy mayor for another year"be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" abide, bide, stay - dwell; "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young" hold over - continue a term of office past the normal period of time | | | 3. | remain - be left; of persons, questions, problems, results, evidence, etc.; "There remains the question of who pulled the trigger"; "Carter remains the only President in recent history under whose Presidency the U.S. did not fight a war"be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" | | | 4. | remain - stay behind; "The smell stayed in the room"; "The hostility remained long after they made up"stick - endure; "The label stuck to her for the rest of her life" linger - remain present although waning or gradually dying; "Her perfume lingered on" | |
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