kənˈtɪnjuː pɚˈsɪst pəˈsɪst ɹɪˈmeɪn ɹɛst

stay the same; remain in a certain state 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 be in a certain place and not leave We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati Stay put in the corner here! Stick around and you will learn something! be left; of persons, questions, problems, results, evidence, etc. 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 continue in a place, position, or situation 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