rester

Senses

1. 1.

   to stay, to remain

   to continue being in a place or condition

2. 2.

   to be left, to remain

   to be what is left after something is removed or consumed

3. 3.

   to stay on, to remain engaged

   to continue in a state or activity

Examples

• "Je vais rester chez moi ce weekend."

  I'm going to stay at home this weekend.

• "Il me reste trois euros."

  I have three euros left.

• "Elles sont restées amies malgré la distance."

  They remained friends despite the distance.

Usage

*Rester* is a common intransitive verb conjugated with *être* in compound tenses (passé composé, etc.). It often pairs with prepositions like *à, dans, chez*. Note the idiomatic use in "il me reste" (literally "it remains to me"), meaning "I have left."