To be in a given state.
To abide; to remain; to continue.
To live; to reside.
To linger on a particular thought, idea, etc.; to remain fixated on something.
In a petrol engine, the period of time the ignition points are closed to let current flow through the ignition coil in between each spark. This is measured as an angle in degrees around the camshaft in the distributor which controls the points, for example in a 4-cylinder engine it might be 55° (spark at 90° intervals, points closed for 55° between each).
A brief pause in the motion of part of a mechanism to allow an operation to be completed.
A planned delay in a timed control program.
A period of time in which a system or component remains in a given state.
To change habitations across a border; to move from one country or political region to another.
To change one's geographic pattern of habitation.
To relocate periodically from one region to another, usually according to the seasons.
To move slowly towards, usually in groups.
To move computer code or files from one computer or network to another.
To induce customers to shift purchases from one set of a company's related products to another.