Definitions for remain
rɪˈmeɪnre·main

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. stay, remain, rest(verb)

   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. stay, stay on, continue, remain(verb)

   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. remain(verb)

   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. persist, remain, stay(verb)

   stay behind

   "The smell stayed in the room"; "The hostility remained long after they made up"

Wiktionary(2.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. remain(Noun)

   State of remaining; stay.

   Etymology: remainen, from remain, stressed stem of remanoir, from remanere, maneo, from men-.

2. remain(Noun)

   That which is left; relic; remainder; -- chiefly in the plural.

   Etymology: remainen, from remain, stressed stem of remanoir, from remanere, maneo, from men-.

3. remain(Noun)

   remains: That which is left of a human being after the life is gone; relics; a dead body.

   Etymology: remainen, from remain, stressed stem of remanoir, from remanere, maneo, from men-.

4. remain(Noun)

   The posthumous works or productions, especially literary works of one who is dead.

   Etymology: remainen, from remain, stressed stem of remanoir, from remanere, maneo, from men-.

5. remain(Verb)

   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.

   Etymology: remainen, from remain, stressed stem of remanoir, from remanere, maneo, from men-.

6. remain(Verb)

   To continue unchanged in place, form, or condition, or undiminished in quantity; to abide; to stay; to endure; to last.

   Etymology: remainen, from remain, stressed stem of remanoir, from remanere, maneo, from men-.

7. remain(Verb)

   To await; to be left to.

   Etymology: remainen, from remain, stressed stem of remanoir, from remanere, maneo, from men-.

8. remain(Verb)

   To continue in a state of being.

   The light remained red for two full minutes.

   Etymology: remainen, from remain, stressed stem of remanoir, from remanere, maneo, from men-.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Remain(verb)

   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

2. Remain(verb)

   to continue unchanged in place, form, or condition, or undiminished in quantity; to abide; to stay; to endure; to last

3. Remain(verb)

   to await; to be left to

4. Remain(noun)

   state of remaining; stay

5. Remain(noun)

   that which is left; relic; remainder; -- chiefly in the plural

6. Remain(noun)

   that which is left of a human being after the life is gone; relics; a dead body

7. Remain(noun)

   the posthumous works or productions, esp. literary works, of one who is dead; as, Cecil's

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Remain

   rē-mān′, v.i. to stay or be left behind: to continue in the same place: to be left after or out of a greater number: to continue in an unchanged form or condition: to last.—n. stay: abode: what is left, esp. in pl. Remains′, a corpse: the literary productions of one dead.—n. Remain′der, that which remains or is left behind after the removal of a part: the balance: an interest in an estate to come into effect after a certain other event happens: that which remains of an edition when the sale of a book has practically ceased.—adj. left over. [O. Fr. remaindre—L. remanēre—re-, back, manēre, to stay.]

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. remain

   The quantity of stores left on charge for survey, after a voyage.

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. remain

   For a form of unity government or national unity government to choose to be a member of the european union.

   The people of the country choose to remain a member of the european union.

   Submitted by MaryC on April 29, 2020  

2. remain

   For the collective consciousness of a country to choose to be a member of the european union.

   The collective consciousness of the country choose to remain in the European union.

   Submitted by MaryC on April 29, 2020  

3. remain

   To be at the location we are currently for a specific purpose and amount of time.

   We do remain working at the company as we love it with a passion.

   Submitted by MaryC on December 22, 2019  

4. remain

   To choose to be on planet earth to live, evolve and learn eternally.

   We chose to remain as we love the idea of being on this amazing planet.

   Submitted by MaryC on December 14, 2019  

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'remain' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1101

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'remain' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2608

3. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'remain' in Verbs Frequency: #83

Anagrams for remain »

1. airmen, Mainer, marine, Marine

2. Airmen

3. Mainer

4. Marine

How to pronounce remain?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say remain in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of remain in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of remain in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of remain in a Sentence

1. Kathryn Masterson:

   Despite constitutional considerations and legal scrutiny of water rates, rate increases remain one of the most viable tools utilities have in the face of greater conservation and lower revenues.

2. Mark Vitner:

   We continue to believe that the housing market will be one of the bright spots for the domestic economy in 2016 ... reflecting stronger job growth, increased household formations and the current paucity of supply, particularly in the new home market, expectations that interest rates are likely to remain lower for longer should also support demand.

3. Brittany Jencik:

   It was terrifying. I was a little ahead of them in the timing of it all. I was as afraid of my life as I had ever been, and not much scares me, she said, noting the illness hit her and her family like a freight train. Jencik said she and her children are now recovering and remain in isolation. Its not clear how she was initially exposed toCOVID-19. By the time the mom developed symptoms, her children had already been exposed. (iStock) EARLY SYMPTOM OF CORONAVIRUS MIGHT BE DIGESTIVE ISSUES: STUDY A friend who owns a professional cleaning service later sent a team of 12 to thoroughly disinfect their home, she said.The cleaners reportedly donned rubber hazmat suits as they cleaned the home over a two-hour period. I needed to know that I was protecting the people I love to the best extent I possibly could.

4. Richard Black:

   It's a change of personnel, but the key tasks before the UK government remain the same - get the international diplomacy right, and make sure the UK is demonstrably on track to its own net zero target well before the summit opens so it's 'walking the walk' on its climate leadership claims.

5. Diana Lawrence:

   Dartmouth is and will remain committed to robust debate, respectful dialogue, and discussion, with the understanding that such interactions will sometimes be difficult or disagreeable, as an academic community, we are committed to free speech and open inquiry in all matters. Our students, faculty, and staff enjoy the freedom to speak, write, listen and challenge ideas in pursuit of better learning and understanding.

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