1. remain, rest, stay

stay the same; remain in a certain state

Example Sentences:
'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'

• rest
• stay

2. continue, remain, stay, stay on

continue in a place, position, or situation

Example Sentences:
'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'

• continue
• stay
• stay on

3. remain

be left; of persons, questions, problems, results, evidence, etc.

Example Sentences:
'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'

4. persist, remain, stay

stay behind

Example Sentences:
'The smell stayed in the room'
'The hostility remained long after they made up'

• persist
• stay