remain

[ ri-meyn ]

/ rɪˈmeɪn /

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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.

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miscellaneous, fragmentary, or other writings still unpublished at the time of an author's death.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.

Nearby words

relume, relumine, rely, rem, rem sleep, remain, remainder, remainderman, remains, remak's sign, remake

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

SYNONYMS FOR remain

1 abide, stay.

2 wait, tarry, rest.

3 endure, abide.

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ANTONYMS FOR remain

2 depart.

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Related forms

un·re·main·ing, adjective

Synonym study

1. See continue.

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British Dictionary definitions for remaining

remain

/ (rɪˈmeɪn) /

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

Word Origin for remain

C14: from Old French remanoir, from Latin remanēre to be left, from re- + manēre to stay

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