No. 726 in French
resté
"Resté" means "stayed" or "remained" in English.
In a sentence
Je suis resté à la maison toute la journée.
I stayed at home all day.
Here, 'resté' is used as the past participle of the verb 'rester', which means 'to stay'. It is part of the passé composé tense used to express past actions.
Il est resté calme malgré la situation difficile.
He remained calm despite the difficult situation.
In this context, 'resté' depicts maintaining a particular state or condition, here the calmness. It is again in the passé composé tense.
Nous sommes restés en contact après l'école.
We stayed in touch after school.
This usage of 'resté' highlights the continuation of a relationship or connection. It is seen in the plural form 'restés' to agree with the plural subject.
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