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All remain synonyms

reΒ·main
R r

verb remain

  • life β€” the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic objects and dead organisms, being manifested by growth through metabolism, reproduction, and the power of adaptation to environment through changes originating internally.
  • hold the phone β€” not hang up
  • occupy β€” to take or fill up (space, time, etc.): I occupied my evenings reading novels.
  • brazes β€” to unite (metal objects) at high temperatures by applying any of various nonferrous solders.
  • wear β€” to carry or have on the body or about the person as a covering, equipment, ornament, or the like: to wear a coat; to wear a saber; to wear a disguise.
  • live in β€” Also, sleep-in. residing at the place of one's employment: a live-in maid.
  • glueing β€” Present participle of glue; obsolete spelling of gluing.
  • lodge β€” Henry Cabot, 1850–1924, U.S. public servant and author: senator 1893–1924.
  • beetle β€” A beetle is an insect with a hard covering to its body.
  • lie in wait β€” to remain inactive or in a state of repose, as until something expected happens (often followed by for, till, or until): to wait for the bus to arrive.
  • idled β€” not working or active; unemployed; doing nothing: idle workers.
  • cleave β€” To cleave something means to split or divide it into two separate parts, often violently.
  • outwear β€” to wear or last longer than; outlast: a well-made product that outwears its competition.
  • hang out β€” to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
  • wait β€” to remain inactive or in a state of repose, as until something expected happens (often followed by for, till, or until): to wait for the bus to arrive.
  • continue β€” If someone or something continues to do something, they keep doing it and do not stop.
  • dwell β€” to live or stay as a permanent resident; reside.
  • hang in β€” to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
  • hover β€” to hang fluttering or suspended in the air: The helicopter hovered over the building.
  • in-grain β€” to implant or fix deeply and firmly, as in the nature or mind.
  • live on β€” to have life, as an organism; be alive; be capable of vital functions: all things that live.
  • hold true β€” If a general statement holds true in particular circumstances, or if your previous statement holds true in different circumstances, it is true or valid in those circumstances.
  • go all the way β€” manner, mode, or fashion: a new way of looking at a matter; to reply in a polite way.
  • imbed β€” embed.
  • live β€” to have life, as an organism; be alive; be capable of vital functions: all things that live.
  • lie low β€” situated, placed, or occurring not far above the ground, floor, or base: a low shelf.
  • outstay β€” to stay longer than.
  • beetling β€” a heavy hammering or ramming instrument, usually of wood, used to drive wedges, force down paving stones, compress loose earth, etc.
  • imbedded β€” embed.
  • get with it β€” (in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
  • gluing β€” a hard, impure, protein gelatin, obtained by boiling skins, hoofs, and other animal substances in water, that when melted or diluted is a strong adhesive.
  • make headway β€” forward movement; progress in a forward direction: The ship's headway was slowed by the storm.
  • lasted β€” to go on or continue in time: The festival lasted three weeks.
  • bide β€” to continue in a certain place or state; stay
  • make a comeback β€” popular again
  • hards β€” not soft; solid and firm to the touch; unyielding to pressure and impenetrable or almost impenetrable.
  • hang on β€” the way in which a thing hangs.
  • adhere β€” If you adhere to an opinion or belief, you support or hold it.
  • filibustering β€” Present participle of filibuster.
  • be β€” You use be with a present participle to form the continuous tenses of verbs.
  • lose time β€” delay, fail to act
  • bide one's time β€” to wait patiently for an opportunity
  • imbedding β€” embedding.
  • outlast β€” to endure or last longer than: The pyramids outlasted the civilization that built them.
  • get through β€” to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
  • live out β€” residing away from the place of one's employment: a live-out cook.
  • keep β€” to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
  • carry through β€” If you carry something through, you do it or complete it, often in spite of difficulties.
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