Word Definitions & Examples
verb
Sense 1
"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"
Type of:
be
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb
Sense 2
"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"
Opposites:
change
Type of:
be
Derived:
stay
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something from somebody
Somebody ----s somebody with something
verb
Sense 3
"The smell stayed in the room"
"The hostility remained long after they made up"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something to somebody
verb
Sense 4
"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"
Type of:
be
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
53%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
26
Times Searched
3
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