Emily Dickinson Lexicon

remain (-ed, -eth, -ing, -s), v. [AFr < L. remanēre, re-, back + manēre, stay.] (webplay: abide, alive, all, away, brother, childless, duties, father's, forgotten, greater, inn, lay, leave, left, long, lost, low, morning, night, one, others, past, power, remove, rest, same, taken, till, time, wisdom, years).

1. Persist; endure; prevail; persevere; be dutiful; keep steadfast; stand in place; hold the ground; face the opposition.
2. Continue; carry on; be remembered.
3. Abide; have efficacy.
4. Stay; linger; tarry.
5. Tarry; stay behind.
6. Exist; be left untraveled.
7. Phrase: “remains to see”: requires waiting; is uncertain; needs to be demonstrated.