estuvieron permaneciendo
-they/you were staying
Preterite progressive ellos/ellas/ustedes conjugation of permanecer.
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permanecer

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INTRANSITIVE VERB
(to remain in a place)-to stay
Synonyms for permanecer
aguardar
to wait for
detenerse
to stop
esperar
to wait for
estarse
to stay
mantenerse
to stay
persistir
to persist
quedar
to stay
residir
to reside
seguir
to still be in
subsistir
to survive
continuar
to continue
hospedarse
to stay
no irse
not to leave
quedarse
to stay
sostenerse
to remain
Antonyms for permanecer
abandonar
to leave
caminar
to walk
correr
to run
darse a la fuga
to flee
desplazarse
to move
emprender camino
to hit the road
fugarse
to escape
huir
to escape
irse
to leave
irse de
to go on
marchar
to walk
proseguir
to continue
salir
to go out
salir
to leave
seguir
to carry on
trasladarse
to move
alejarse
to move away
apartarse
to get away
deshabitar
to empty of people
dirigirse
to walk
egresar
to leave
escabullirse
to escape
escapar
to escape
escaparse
to escape
esfumarse
to vanish
hacer mutis
to disappear
huir de
to escape from
hurtarse
to hide
ir
to go
irse rápidamente
to take off
largarse
to leave
marcharse
to go
marcharse de
to leave
migrar
to migrate
moverse
to move
mudarse
to move
pirarse
to run away
pirarse
to take off
poner pies en polvorosa
to turn tail and run
ponerse en camino
to set off
ponerse en marcha
to set off
rajarse
to run away
reanudar
to resume
repatriarse
to return home
retirarse
to leave
salir corriendo
to run out
salir corriendo
to rush off
salir huyendo
to run away
salirse
to leave
seguir viaje
to move on
tornar
to return
zafarse
to escape
zarpar
to set sail
INTRANSITIVE VERB
(to continue in a state)-to remain
Synonyms for permanecer
continuar
to continue
estarse
to stay
mantenerse
to stay
durar
to last
Antonyms for permanecer
desistir
to give up
desvincularse
to dissociate oneself
dimitir
to resign
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