To stay or remain in a place or situation, especially as if unwilling to depart or not easily able to do so.
To remain alive or existent although still proceeding toward death or extinction; to die gradually.
To consider or contemplate for a period of time; to engage in analytic thinking or discussion.
To remain at a certain place instead of moving on.
To stand about without any aim or purpose; to stand about idly.
For an aircraft to remain in the air near a target.
A standing or strolling about without any aim or purpose.