remained

US[rih-meynd]/rɪˈmeɪnd/2 syllablesalso [ree-meynd] /riˈmeɪnd/
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

“remained” is listed under Remain.

Re·main′ (r?-m?n′), intransitive verb [past tense & past participle Remained (-m?nd′); present participle & verbal noun Remaining.]

Origin: OF. remaindre, remanoir, L. remanere; pref. re- re- + manere to stay, remain. See Mansion, and cf. Remainder, Remnant.

1. 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.

Gather up the fragments that remain.— John vi. 12.
Of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep.— 1 Cor. xv. 6.
That... remains to be proved.— John Locke

2. To continue unchanged in place, form, or condition, or undiminished in quantity; to abide; to stay; to endure; to last.

Remain a widow at thy father's house.— Gen. xxxviii. 11.
Childless thou art; childless remain.— John Milton

Synonyms: To continue; stay; wait; tarry; rest; sojourn; dwell; abide; last; endure.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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