Remained

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Remain \Re*main"\ (r?-m?n"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Remained}
     (-m?nd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Remaining}.] [OF. remaindre,
     remanoir, L. remanere; pref. re- re- + manere to stay,
     remain. See {Mansion}, and cf. {Remainder}, {Remnant}.]
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     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.
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              Gather up the fragments that remain.  --John vi. 12.
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              Of whom the greater part remain unto this present,
              but some are fallen asleep.           --1 Cor. xv.
                                                    6.
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              That . . . remains to be proved.      --Locke.
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     2. To continue unchanged in place, form, or condition, or
        undiminished in quantity; to abide; to stay; to endure; to
        last.
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              Remain a widow at thy father's house. --Gen.
                                                    xxxviii. 11.
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              Childless thou art; childless remain. --Milton.
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     Syn: To continue; stay; wait; tarry; rest; sojourn; dwell;
          abide; last; endure.
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