definition of
remain

[1] #1 remain v. [stay, rest] 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". wn

[2] #2 remain v. [stay, stay on, continue] 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". wn

[3] #3 remain v. be left; of persons, questions, problems, results, evidence, etc.; "There remains the question of who pulled the trigger"; "Carter remains the only President in recent history under whose Presidency the U.S. did not fight a war". wn

[4] #4 remain v. [persist, stay] stay behind; "The smell stayed in the room"; "The hostility remained long after they made up". wn