demeurée

Demeurée is the feminine singular past participle of the French verb demeurer, meaning to remain, to stay, or to dwell. It appears primarily in compound tenses with the auxiliary être and agrees in gender and number with the subject: Elle est demeurée là toute la journée; Elles sont demeurées silencieuses. In addition to its verbal use, demeurée can function as an adjective meaning "remaining" or "still existing" when it modifies a feminine noun, often in literary or formal style. For example: une affaire demeurée en suspens (an issue that remained unresolved); une porte demeurée fermée (a door kept closed).

Etymology and related forms: Demeurée derives from demeurer, which itself comes from Latin dimorare, meaning to remain or to dwell. The noun demeure, related in root, means a dwelling or residence. The feminine past participle form demeurée shares this lineage and reflects agreement with feminine nouns when used adjectivally or in passive-like constructions.

Usage notes: In everyday speech, the present tense demeurent or the passé composé with être is more common than frequent appearance of the feminine past participle demeurée in colloquial contexts. The form changes to demeuré (masculine singular), demeurés (masculine plural), or demeurées (feminine plural) to match other subjects or nouns. When used as an adjective, demeurée typically appears in formal or literary writing to convey that something has persisted or remained in a certain state.

See also: Demeure, the noun for a dwelling; demeurer, the verb meaning to remain or to dwell.