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See more synonyms for remain on Thesaurus.com verb (used without object) to continue in the same state; continue to be as specified: to remain at peace. to stay behind or in the same place: to remain at home; I'll remain here when you go to the airport. to be left after the removal, loss, destruction, etc., of all else: The front wall is all that remains of the fort. to be left to be done, told, shown, etc.: Only the dishwashing remains. to be reserved or in store. Show More
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 remains, miscellaneous, fragmentary, or other writings still unpublished at the time of an author's death.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. Show More
Origin of remain 1375–1425; late Middle English remainen <
Anglo-French remain-, stressed stem of
Middle French remanoir <
Latin remanēre, equivalent to
re- re- +
manēre to stay; see
manor Related forms un·re·main·ing , adjective Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Related Words for remain hover ,
linger ,
stop ,
live ,
continue ,
endure ,
stand ,
persist ,
last ,
prevail ,
survive ,
wait ,
reside ,
perch ,
tarry ,
rest ,
freeze ,
squat ,
bunk ,
visit Examples from the Web for remain Contemporary Examples of remain Any plans to grow her exercise movement must, she insists, remain “completely organic.”
The people who are involved in the violence, they figure out ways to remain here at all costs and continue causing trouble.
Instead, black models are required to remain meekly, silently off stage, waiting for a turn that may never come.
Expectations, reasonable or unrealistic, remain so even if we impose them on ourselves.
The fate of AirAsia Flight 8501 and the 162 souls on board is a tragedy, but it will not remain a mystery for much longer.
Historical Examples of remain Philothea has glided from the apartment, as if afraid to remain in my presence.
But Mr. Hand, flattered by her politeness, begged her to remain .
It is expressed in conduct, of course; but conduct may fail while the attitude can remain constant.
It is loss for the one who departs as well as for those who remain behind.
I expect Mr. Smith here by six o'clock; will you remain with me and see him?
British Dictionary definitions for remain to stay behind or in the same place to remain at home ; only Tom remained (copula) to continue to be to remain cheerful to be left, as after use, consumption, the passage of time, etc a little wine still remained in the bottle to be left to be done, said, etc it remains to be pointed out Show More
Word Origin for remain C14: from Old French remanoir , from Latin remanēre to be left, from re- + manēre to stay
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Word Origin and History for remain v. early 15c., from Anglo-French remayn- , Old French remain- , stressed stem of remanoir "stay, dwell, remain; be left; hold out," from Latin remanere "to remain, to stay behind; be left behind; endure, abide, last" (cf. Spanish remaner , Italian rimanere ), from re- "back" (see re- ) + manere "to stay, remain" (see mansion ). Related: Remained ; remaining .
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n. "those left over or surviving," mid-15c., from Middle French remain , back-formation from Old French remanoir , remaindre , or else formed in Middle English from remain (v.). But the more usual noun in English has been remainder except in remains , euphemism for "corpse," attested from c.1700, from mortal remains .
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