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permanere

to remain

verb per-mah-NEH-reh Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Conditions

Origin: From Latin permanere, to stay throughout.

Also means

to stay permanently

Usage Note

Permanere is a formal synonym of rimanere (to remain), used in legal, administrative, and written registers: la situazione permane critica (the situation remains critical). It takes essere as auxiliary. In everyday speech, rimanere or stare are preferred. The third person plural is permangono.

Examples

"La situazione permane difficile nonostante gli sforzi."

Natural Translation

The situation remains difficult despite the efforts.

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