Definitions for remain
rɪˈmeɪnre·main

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

1. stay, remain, restverb

   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, remainverb

   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. remainverb

   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, stayverb

   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. remainnoun

   State of remaining; stay.

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

2. remainnoun

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

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

3. remainnoun

   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. remainnoun

   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. remainverb

   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. remainverb

   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. remainverb

   To await; to be left to.

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

8. remainverb

   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. Remainverb

   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. Remainverb

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

3. Remainverb

   to await; to be left to

4. Remainnoun

   state of remaining; stay

5. Remainnoun

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

6. Remainnoun

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

7. Remainnoun

   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 continue membership 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 continue their membership 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

   The act of being 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 continue being on planet earth for living, evolving and learning 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

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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. Bernd Laux:

   Automotive will remain a highly attractive growth opportunity for the next 10 or 15 years.

2. David Diamond:

   When it is harmed by a lack of oxygen, it may remain damaged for life.

3. Jeremy Farrar:

   Wuhan is a major hub and with travel being a huge part of the fast-approaching Chinese New Year, the concern level must remain high, it is probable that we are looking at patients being affected over a number of days from multiple animal sources and with some degree of human-to-human transmission.

4. Emeasoba George:

   It takes only a belief in a better tomorrow/positive change to bear up i.e. to be and remain cheerful/hopeful even in the face of a difficulty/plight.

5. Ira Glasser:

   You will be pleased to know I stand obediently for the national anthem, though of course I would defend your right to remain seated should you so decide.

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