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to remain silent
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to
,
remain
,
silent
.
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remain
verb
remained, has remained, is remaining, remains
quedar
;
quedarse, permanecer
;
continuar, seguir
Only one slice of pizza remains.
Example sentences of
remain
verb
•
Little
remained
after the fire.
•
Only two minutes still
remain
in the game.
•
The question
remains
: who fired the shot?
•
She
remained
in Boston after she finished college.
•
The soldiers were ordered to
remain
at their posts.
More examples
•
I
remained
behind after the class had ended.
•
He
remained
with the team.
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Synonyms of
remain
verb
stay
,
wait
,
linger
,
continue
silent
adjective
callado
;
silencioso
;
mudo
Example sentences of
silent
adjective
•
She was
silent
for a few minutes as she thought about how to answer him.
•
The crowd
fell silent
as the horrible news was read aloud.
•
My father was a very
silent
man.
•
He was
the strong, silent type
.
•
He said he would call me, but the phone was
silent
all day.
More examples
•
A long,
silent
pause followed her reply.
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Synonyms of
silent
adjective
still
,
quiet
,
hushed
,
taciturn
,
reticent
,
reserved
,
mute
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