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"
"There remains the question of who pulled the trigger"; "Carter remains the only President in recent history under whose Presidency the U
The remains of a person or animal are the parts of their body that are left after they have died, sometimes after they have been dead for a long time. The unrecognizable remains of a man had been found
If someone or something remains in a particular state or condition, they stay in that state or condition and do not change. The three men remained silent The government remained in control He remained a formidable opponent It remains possible that bad weather could tear more holes in the tanker's hull
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"
To stay behind while others withdraw; to be left after others have been removed or destroyed; to be left after a number or quantity has been subtracted or cut off; to be left as not included or comprised
The remains of something are the parts of it that are left after most of it has been taken away or destroyed. They were tidying up the remains of their picnic