remain

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   To stay in the same place or condition.

   Please remain in your seats until the plane stops.

2. 2
   verb

   To continue to be in a particular state.

   He remained calm throughout the emergency.

3. 3
   verb

   To be left after others or other parts are gone.

   After three rounds, only five candidates remained.

From Middle English remainen, from Old French remain-, stressed stem of remanoir, from Latin remaneō, maneō, from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to stay”). Displaced native Middle English beliven, bliven (“to remain”) (from Old English belīfan (“to remain, stay”)) due to confluence with related Middle English beleven (“to leave behind”), with which it merged. More at beleave and belive.

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