Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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remain | No | No | Yes | No |
stay | Yes | No | Yes | No |
remain (noun) | stay (noun) |
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continuing or remaining in a place or state | |
(nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar | |
a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset) | |
a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted | |
the state of inactivity following an interruption |
remain (verb) | stay (verb) |
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stay the same; remain in a certain state | stay the same; remain in a certain state |
be in a certain place and not leave | stop or halt |
continue in a place, position, or situation | overcome or allay |
be left; of persons, questions, problems, results, evidence, etc. | fasten with stays |
be in a certain place and not leave | |
stop a judicial process | |
dwell | |
continue in a place, position, or situation | |
hang on during a trial of endurance |