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rester — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • abide verb To accept and follow a rule, decision, or agreement (used with "by").
  • linger verb To stay in a place longer than necessary, often reluctant to leave.
  • remain verb To stay in the same place, condition, or state without changing.
  • rest noun Relief from work or activity, especially by sleeping or relaxing.
  • stay verb To remain in a place rather than leaving.
  • stick noun A thin piece of wood, especially a fallen branch or twig.
  • tarry verb (literary) To stay somewhere longer than planned, or to delay leaving.

Senses

rester is used for these senses in English:

  • abide (intransitive, archaic, Scotland) To stay; to continue in a place; to remain stable or fixed in some state or condition; to be left. [from ca. 1150—1350]
  • abide by (transitive) To remain faithful to (something or someone); to adhere to (an idea or plan).
  • linger (intransitive) To stay or remain in a place or situation, especially as if unwilling to depart or not easily able to do so.
  • remain To continue unchanged in place, form, or condition, or undiminished in quantity; to abide; to stay; to endure; to last.
  • rest (intransitive) To stay, remain, be situated, or belong to.
  • stay (intransitive, copulative) To continue to have a particular quality.
  • stick (dated, transitive) To bring to a halt; to stymie; to puzzle.
  • stick up (transitive, idiomatic) To rob at gunpoint.

abide — full definition

  1. verb To accept and follow a rule, decision, or agreement (used with "by").
  2. verb To tolerate or put up with something, especially in negative statements.
  3. verb (literary) To remain or continue in a place; to stay.

linger — full definition

  1. verb To stay in a place longer than necessary, often reluctant to leave.
  2. verb To continue to exist or persist for longer than expected, especially before fading away.

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