remain

remain [-ed, -eth, -ing, -s] v

AFr < L. remanēre, re-, back + manēre, stay.

  1. Persist; endure; prevail; persevere; be dutiful; keep steadfast; stand in place; hold the ground; face the opposition.
  2. Continue; carry on; be remembered.
  3. Abide; have efficacy.
  4. Stay; linger; tarry.
  5. Tarry; stay behind.
  6. Exist; be left untraveled.
  7. Phrase: “remains to see”: requires waiting; is uncertain; needs to be demonstrated.