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remain
[ ri-meyn ]
/ rÉȘËmeÉȘn /
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verb (used without object)
noun
Usually remains. something that remains or is left.
remains,
- miscellaneous, fragmentary, or other writings still unpublished at the time of an author's death.
- traces of some quality, condition, etc.
- a dead body; corpse.
- parts or substances remaining from animal or plant life that occur in the earth's crust or strata: fossil remains; organic remains.
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Origin of remain
synonym study for remain
1. See continue.
OTHER WORDS FROM remain
un·re·main·ing, adjectiveWords nearby remain
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British Dictionary definitions for remain
remain
/ (rÉȘËmeÉȘn) /
verb (mainly intr)
to stay behind or in the same placeto remain at home; only Tom remained
(copula) to continue to beto remain cheerful
to be left, as after use, consumption, the passage of time, etca little wine still remained in the bottle
to be left to be done, said, etcit remains to be pointed out
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Word Origin for remain
C14: from Old French remanoir, from Latin remanÄre to be left, from re- + manÄre to stay
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