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remain

[ ri-meyn ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to continue in the same state; continue to be as specified:

    to remain at peace.

    Synonyms: stay, abide

  2. to stay behind or in the same place:

    to remain at home;

    I'll remain here when you go to the airport.

    Synonyms: rest, tarry, wait

    Antonyms: depart

  3. to be left after the removal, loss, destruction, etc., of all else:

    The front wall is all that remains of the fort.

    Synonyms: abide, endure

  4. to be left to be done, told, shown, etc.:

    Only the dishwashing remains.

  5. to be reserved or in store.


noun

  1. Usually remains. something that remains or is left.
  2. remains,
    1. miscellaneous, fragmentary, or other writings still unpublished at the time of an author's death.
    2. traces of some quality, condition, etc.
    3. a dead body; corpse.
    4. parts or substances remaining from animal or plant life that occur in the earth's crust or strata:

      fossil remains;

      organic remains.

remain

/ rɪˈmeɪn /

verb

  1. to stay behind or in the same place

    to remain at home

    only Tom remained

  2. copula to continue to be

    to remain cheerful

  3. to be left, as after use, consumption, the passage of time, etc

    a little wine still remained in the bottle

  4. to be left to be done, said, etc

    it remains to be pointed out

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of remain1

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English remainen, from Anglo-French remain-, stressed stem of Middle French remanoir, from Latin remanēre, equivalent to re- re- + manēre “to stay”; manor
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Word History and Origins

Origin of remain1

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