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remain
remain /rɪˈmeɪn/ verb
remains; remained; remaining
remain
/rɪˈmeɪn/
verb
remains; remained; remaining
Learner's definition of REMAIN
1 
[no object] : to be left when the other parts are gone or have been used剩余；遗留
2 
not used in progressive tenses, [no object] : to be something that still needs to be done, dealt with, etc.仍需去做（或处理）
— often followed by to + verb常接动词不定式
3 
always followed by an adverb or preposition, [no object] somewhat formal : to stay in the same place or with the same person or group : to stay after others have gone逗留；不离去；留下
4 
not used in progressive tenses, [linking verb] : to continue in a specified state, condition, or position保持，仍然是（某状态、状况或位置）
: to continue to be something specified继续；依然是

the fact remains

— see fact

— remaining

adjective
BNC: 344 COCA: 426

remain

1 of 2

verb

re·​main ri-ˈmān How to pronounce remain (audio)
remained; remaining; remains

intransitive verb

1
a
: to be a part not destroyed, taken, or used up
only a few ruins remain
b
: to be something yet to be shown, done, or treated
it remains to be seen
2
: to stay in the same place or with the same person or group
especially : to stay behind
3
: to continue unchanged
the fact remains that we can't go

remain

2 of 2

noun

1
remains plural : a dead body
2
: a remaining part or trace
—usually used in plural
3
obsolete : stay

Synonyms

Verb

Noun

Example Sentences

Verb Little remained after the fire. Only two minutes still remain in the game. The question remains: who fired the shot? She remained in Boston after she finished college. The soldiers were ordered to remain at their posts. I remained behind after the class had ended. He remained with the team. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
Starting pay for corrections and probation officers went from $16.40 per hour to $20 per hour and employees who remain on the job were promised retention-pay increases between $1,000 and $2,500. Amanda Rabines, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Sep. 2022 For those of us who can barely remain functioning members of the human race on a daily basis, this level of output is, well, staggering. Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 9 Sep. 2022 That audit, which came with a list of 150 recommendations, got an update on Thursday, with county commissioners praising the shelter for progress made and at the same time sharing concern about problems that still remain. Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2022 Oddly for a model positioned as the performance zenith of the lineup, there are a few key pieces of hardware that remain optional. Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 8 Sep. 2022 Students who remain in the public system are increasingly more likely to be poor. Douglas Belkin, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2022 More than 80 percent of those who remain without power are in Donbas, with the remainder in Mykolaiv to the south and Kharkiv to the northeast. Sammy Westfall, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2022 Not to mention the potential crippling of IVF procedures sought by couples who would otherwise remain childless. Laurence H. Tribe, The New York Review of Books, 7 Sep. 2022 Our hearts go out to the families, loved ones and friends of those who remain missing and the deceased. Jessica Wang, EW.com, 6 Sep. 2022
Noun
Twisted scraps of metal are all that remain of homes and family cars. Phil Mccausland, NBC News, 22 Aug. 2022 Lake were destroyed as Europeans settled the area, but a few remain, including lynx, conical, linear and bear mounds on the north shore and a bird mound on the south shore. Chelsey Lewis, Journal Sentinel, 7 July 2022 About 12,000 to 13,000 remain in the city, Striuk said, huddled in shelters and largely cut off from the rest of Ukraine. Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 28 May 2022 The season has eight episodes total, so six more remain. Katie Bowlby, Country Living, 15 Apr. 2022 About 12,000 to 13,000 remain in the city, where 90% of the buildings are damaged, the mayor told The Associated Press. Yuras Karmanau, BostonGlobe.com, 28 May 2022 Zubar believes the number to be no more than 700,000, while Maria Avdeeva, a think-tanker turned wartime videographer filming the fate of her city, estimates that as few as 300,000 remain. Tim Judah, The New York Review of Books, 28 Apr. 2022 Many refugees have moved on to other European countries, though about 100,000 remain in the country currently, according to Education Cannot Wait, the United Nation’s global fund for education in emergencies. Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 14 Apr. 2022 Even with more than half under construction, almost a third remain in pre-development, the city controller said, with most expected to open only between 2023 and 2026. Linus Chua, Bloomberg.com, 23 Feb. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English, from Anglo-French remaindre, from Latin remanēre, from re- + manēre to remain — more at mansion

First Known Use

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3

Time Traveler
The first known use of remain was in the 14th century

Phrases Containing remain
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