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All remain synonyms

reΒ·main
R r

verb remain

  • bunking β€” a built-in platform bed, as on a ship.
  • leave no stone unturned β€” the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
  • endure β€” Suffer (something painful or difficult) patiently.
  • look for β€” to turn one's eyes toward something or in some direction in order to see: He looked toward the western horizon and saw the returning planes.
  • live through β€” experience or endure
  • carry forward β€” to transfer (a balance) to the next page, column, etc
  • go for broke β€” a simple past tense of break.
  • linger β€” to remain or stay on in a place longer than is usual or expected, as if from reluctance to leave: We lingered awhile after the party.
  • lie β€” Jonas, 1880–1940, U.S. painter, born in Norway.
  • make ends meet β€” the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad: the end of a street; the end of a rope.
  • look forward to β€” to turn one's eyes toward something or in some direction in order to see: He looked toward the western horizon and saw the returning planes.
  • hold off β€” to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
  • glued β€” Simple past tense and past participle of glue.
  • hang β€” to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
  • abide β€” to tolerate; put up with
  • cut it β€” If you say that someone can't cut it, you mean that they do not have the qualities needed to do a task or cope with a situation.
  • braze β€” to decorate with, make like, or make of brass
  • lay low β€” situated, placed, or occurring not far above the ground, floor, or base: a low shelf.
  • hold good β€” apply, remain true
  • dueling β€” Present participle of duel.
  • duelling β€” a prearranged combat between two persons, fought with deadly weapons according to an accepted code of procedure, especially to settle a private quarrel.
  • die hard β€” If you say that habits or attitudes die hard, you mean that they take a very long time to disappear or change, so that it may not be possible to get rid of them completely.
  • nest β€” a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
  • exist β€” Have objective reality or being.
  • goof around β€” to blunder; make an error, misjudgment, etc.
  • cool it β€” If you tell someone to cool it, you want them to stop being angry and aggressive and to behave more calmly.
  • make it β€” to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
  • drag one's feet β€” to draw with force, effort, or difficulty; pull heavily or slowly along; haul; trail: They dragged the carpet out of the house.
  • harding β€” Chester, 1792–1866, U.S. portrait painter.
  • leave alone β€” separate, apart, or isolated from others: I want to be alone.
  • hold the fort β€” a strong or fortified place occupied by troops and usually surrounded by walls, ditches, and other defensive works; a fortress; fortification.
  • nested β€” (of an ordered collection of sets or intervals) having the property that each set is contained in the preceding set and the length or diameter of the sets approaches zero as the number of sets tends to infinity.
  • hold on β€” to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
  • outlive β€” to live longer than; survive (a person, period, etc.): She outlived her husband by many years.
  • hold β€” to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
  • live down β€” to have life, as an organism; be alive; be capable of vital functions: all things that live.
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