remain

  • (noun): (chiefly in the plural) That which is left; relic; remainder.
  • (noun): (in the plural) That which is left of a human being after the life is gone; relics; a dead body.
  • (noun): Posthumous works or productions, especially literary works.
  • (noun): State of remaining; stay.
  • (verb): 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.
  • (verb): To continue unchanged in place, form, or condition, or undiminished in quantity; to abide; to stay; to endure; to last.
  • (verb): To await; to be left to.
  • (verb): To continue in a state of being.
  • There was no food in the house, so I had to remain hungry.
  • The light remained red for two full minutes.