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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.
— He remained unmoved by her tears.
synonyms: rest, stay.
Roget 186:
exist in space,
be present
etc.
adj.;
assister†;
make one of,
make one at;
look on,
attend,
remain;
find oneself,
present oneself;
show one's face;
fall in the way of,
occur in a place;
lie,
stand;
occupy;
be there.
people;
inhabit,
dwell,
reside,
stay,
sojourn,
live,
abide,
lodge,
nestle,
roost,
perch;
take up one's abode
etc.
(be located)
184;
tenant.
resort to,
frequent,
haunt;
revisit.
fill,
pervade,
permeate;
be diffused,
be disseminated,
be through;
over spread,
overrun;
run through;
meet one at every turn.
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Roget 265:
be quiescent
etc.
adj.;
stand still,
lie still;
keep quiet,
repose,
hold the breath.
remain,
stay;
stand,
lie to,
ride at anchor,
remain in situ,
tarry,
mark time;
bring to,
heave to,
lay to;
pull up,
draw up;
hold,
halt;
stop,
stop short;
rest,
pause,
anchor;
cast to an anchor,
come to an anchor;
rest on one's oars;
repose on one's laurels,
take breath;
stop
etc.
(discontinue)
142.
stagnate;
quieta non movere [Lat.];
let alone;
abide,
rest and be thankful;
keep within doors,
stay at home,
go to bed.
dwell
etc.
(be present)
186;
settle
etc.
(be located)
184;
alight
etc.
(arrive)
292;
stick,
stick fast;
stand like a post;
not stir a peg,
not stir a step;
be at a stand
etc.
n..
quell,
becalm,
hush,
stay,
lull to sleep,
lay an embargo on.
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Roget 40:
remain;
be left
etc.
adj.;
exceed,
survive;
leave.
Roget 141:
let alone,
let be,
let it be;
persist,
remain,
stay,
tarry,
rest;
stet
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hold,
hold on;
last,
endure,
bide,
abide,
aby†,
dwell,
maintain,
keep;
stand,
stand still,
stand fast;
subsist,
live,
outlive,
survive;
hold one's ground,
keep one's ground,
hold one's footing,
keep one's footing;
hold good.
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Dutch: bestendigen, blijven, consolideren, stabiliseren
2 remain
Continue in a place, position, or situation:
— Despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year.
synonyms: continue, stay, stay on.
Roget 1:
exist,
be;
have being
etc.
n.;
subsist,
live,
breathe,
stand,
obtain,
be the case;
occur
etc.
(event)
151;
have place,
prevail;
find oneself,
pass the time,
vegetate.
consist in,
lie in;
be comprised in,
be contained in,
be constituted by.
come into existence
etc.
n.;
arise
etc.
(begin)
66;
come forth
etc.
(appear)
446.
become
etc.
(be converted)
144;
bring into existence
etc.
161.
abide,
continue,
endure,
last,
remain,
stay.
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Roget 110:
last,
endure,
stand,
remain,
abide,
continue,
brave a thousand years.
tarry
etc.
(be late)
133;
drag on,
drag its slow length along,
drag a lengthening chain;
protract,
prolong;
spin out,
eke out,
draw out,
lengthen out;
temporize;
gain time,
make time,
talk against time.
outlast,
outlive;
survive;
live to fight again.
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Dutch: blijven, plakken
3 remain
Be left; of persons, questions, problems, results, evidence, etc..
Dutch: overblijven, overschieten, resten, resteren
4 remain
Stay behind:
— The hostility remained long after they made up.
synonyms: persist, stay.
Roget 106:
continue last endure,
go on,
remain,
persist;
intervene;
elapse
etc.
109;
hold out.
take time,
take up time,
fill time,
occupy time.
pass time,
pass away time,
spend time,
while away time,
consume time,
talk against time;
tide over;
use time,
employ time;
seize an opportunity
etc.
134;
waste time
etc.
(be inactive)
683.
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Dutch: blijven
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