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To continue in the same state or condition: These matters remain in doubt.
(verb-intransitive)
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To continue to be in the same place; stay or stay behind: We are remaining at home.
(verb-intransitive)
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To be left after the removal, loss, passage, or destruction of others: Only a few trees remain. See Synonyms at stay1.
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To be left as still to be dealt with: A cure remains to be found.
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To endure or persist.
(verb-intransitive)
American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.