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stay (remain in a place)
remain (continue to be; maintain a state or condition)
Je vais rester à la maison ce soir.
I'm going to stay at home tonight.
be left; remain (what is left, leftover)
Il semble rester encore un peu de pizza.
There still seems to be a little pizza left.
Notes
GENERAL INFO
Rester is a verb meaning "to stay," "to remain," or "to be left."
USAGE
It's commonly used to express location ("Je reste à Paris") or a state/condition ("Il est resté silencieux").
In compound tenses (like passé composé), rester always uses *être* as its auxiliary verb: "Nous sommes restés."
CONJUGATION - 1st Group
Je reste
Tu restes
Il/elle/on reste
Nous restons
Vous restez
Ils/elles restent
TRAPS
Do not confuse rester with the English "to rest" (which is *se reposer* in French). Also, remember it takes *être* for compound tenses, not *avoir*.