REMAIN

[verb] - to stay in the same place or in the same conditionThe doctor ordered him to remain in bed for a few days. [I]Most commentators expect the basic rate of tax to remain at 25%. [I]A great many things remain to be done (= have not yet been done). [+ to infinitive]He remained silent. [L]It remains a secret. [L]They remain friends. [L]The bank will remain open while renovations are carried out. [L]The government insists that it wants the borders to remain the same. [L]If something remains, it continues to exist when other parts or other things no longer exist.After the flood, nothing remained of the village.Most troops have now been withdrawn from the region, but a few hundred soldiers still remain.I know you're sorry now, but the fact remains (= it is still true) that you shouldn't have hit your sister.It remains to be seen means it is not yet certain.It remains to be seen who will win.It remains to be seen what the outcome will be.