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1. (v.i.) remain
to continue to be as specified; continue in the same state.
2. remain
to stay behind or in the same place.
3. remain
to be left after the removal, loss, or destruction of all else.
4. remain
to be left to be done, told, shown, etc.
5. remain
to be reserved or in store.
6. (n.) remain
Usu., remains. something that remains or is left.
7. remain
remains,
8. remain
traces of some quality, condition, etc.
9. remain
a dead body; corpse.
10. remain
parts or substances remaining from animal or plant life:
fossil remains.
11. remain
writings unpublished at the time of the author's death.
Etymology: (1375–1425; late ME < AF remain-, tonic s. of MF remanoir < L remanēre=re-re - +manēre to stay)
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1. (verb) stay, remain, rest
stay the same; remain in a certain state
"The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it"; "rest assured"; "stay alone"; "He remained unmoved by her tears"; "The bad weather continued for another week"
2. (verb) stay, stay on, continue, remain
continue in a place, position, or situation
"After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser"; "Stay with me, please"; "despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year"; "She continued as deputy mayor for another year"
3. (verb) remain
be left; of persons, questions, problems, results, evidence, etc.
"There remains the question of who pulled the trigger"; "Carter remains the only President in recent history under whose Presidency the U.S. did not fight a war"
4. (verb) persist, remain, stay
stay behind
"The smell stayed in the room"; "The hostility remained long after they made up"
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1. (verb) remain
to be left when other things or people are gone
Only six bottles of water remained.; Thirty letters remain to be printed.
2. remain
to continue to be in a particular state or condition
He remained optimistic despite the difficulties.; It's likely to remain cloudy all afternoon.
3. remain
to stay in a place or position
He remained on the sofa, too tired to move.
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1. (noun) remain
state of remaining; stay
2. (noun) remain
that which is left; relic; remainder; -- chiefly in the plural
3. (noun) remain
that which is left of a human being after the life is gone; relics; a dead body
4. (noun) remain
the posthumous works or productions, esp. literary works, of one who is dead; as, Cecil's
5. (verb) remain
to stay behind while others withdraw; to be left after others have been removed or destroyed; to be left after a number or quantity has been subtracted or cut off; to be left as not included or comprised
6. (verb) remain
to continue unchanged in place, form, or condition, or undiminished in quantity; to abide; to stay; to endure; to last
7. (verb) remain
to await; to be left to
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Sense: to be left
Only two tins of soup remain; Very little remained of the cinema after the fire; A great many things still remain to be done.
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 Afrikaans: oor |
 Arabic: يُتْرَك ، يبْقى، يَظَل |
 Bulgarian: оставам |
 Brazilian: permanecer |
 Czech: zbýt |
 German: übrigbleiben |
 Danish: være tilbage |
 Greek: παραμένω, απομένω |
 Spanish: quedar |
 Estonian: järele jääma |
 Farsi: باقی ماندن |
 Finnish: jäädä |
 French: rester |
 Hebrew: להישאר |
 Hindi: शेष रहना |
 Croatian: ostati, preostati |
 Hungarian: (meg)marad |
 Indonesian: tersisa |
 Icelandic: vera eftir |
 Italian: restare, rimanere |
 Japanese: 残る |
 Korean: 남아 있다 |
 Lithuanian: likti |
 Latvian: atlikt; palikt pāri |
 Malay: tinggal |
 Dutch: overblijven |
 Norwegian: være igjen |
 Polish: pozostać |
 Persian: باقی ماندن |
 Pashto: پاتې كېدل |
 Portuguese: permanecer |
 Romanian: a rămâne |
 Russian: оставаться |
 Slovak: zostať, zvýšiť sa |
 Slovenian: preostati |
 Serbian: ostati |
 Swedish: återstå |
 Thai: ยังเหลืออยู่ |
 Turkish: kalmak |
 Taiwanese: 剩下 |
 Ukrainian: залишатися |
 Urdu: باقی رہنا |
 Vietnamese: còn lại |
 Chinese: 剩余 |
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