blijven — meaning in English

English meaning

• remain verb To stay in the same place, condition, or state without changing.
• stay verb To remain in a place rather than leaving.
• stop verb To cease moving or to bring something to a halt.
• tarry verb (literary) To stay somewhere longer than planned, or to delay leaving.

Senses

blijven is used for these senses in English:

• remain To continue unchanged in place, form, or condition, or undiminished in quantity; to abide; to stay; to endure; to last.
• stay (intransitive, copulative) To continue to have a particular quality.
• stop (intransitive) To stay; to spend a short time; to reside or tarry temporarily.
• tarry (transitive) To wait for; to stay or stop for; to allow to linger.

remain — full definition

1. verb To stay in the same place, condition, or state without changing.
2. verb To be left over after everything else has been used, removed, or dealt with.

stay — full definition

1. verb To remain in a place rather than leaving.
2. verb To continue being in a particular state or condition.
3. verb To delay or postpone, especially a legal punishment.
4. noun A period of time spent somewhere.
5. noun A legal order that postpones a court proceeding or ruling.

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