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remain
[ ri-meyn ]
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.
Antonyms: depart
- 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- miscellaneous, fragmentary, or other writings still unpublished at the time of an author's death.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.
remain
/ rɪˈmeɪn /
verb
- 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
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- unre·maining adjective
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Word History and Origins
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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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