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remain definition

re·main (ri mān′)

intransitive verb

  1. to be left or left over when the rest has been taken away, destroyed, or disposed of in some way
    1. to stay while others go
    2. to stay in the same place remain in the house
  3. to continue; go on being to remain a cynic
  4. to continue to exist; endure; persist; last a remaining memory
  5. to be left to be dealt with, done, said, etc.

Etymology: ME remainen < OFr remaindre < L remanere < re-, back, behind + manere, to stay: see manor

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remain Synonyms

remain

v.

  1. To stay

    abide, dwell, reside, inhabit, sojourn, stop, live, tarry, wait, linger, pause, stay behind, stay over, rest, rest with, make camp, sit through, stick around, sit out, stay in, hold over, spend one's days; see also settle 7.

    Antonyms leave*, be off, depart. *

  2. To endure

    keep on, go on, persist, prevail; see continue 1, endure 1.

  3. To be left

    remain standing, outlive, outlast; see endure 1, survive 1. See syn. study at wait.


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remain Usage Examples

Object

  • mystery: Sometimes they become clear looking back; sometimes they'll remain a mystery to us this side of heaven.

Preposition: on

  • sideline: Danny Coyne remains on the sidelines with a long term knee injury.

Preposition: at

  • forefront: Rolls-Royce is nearly a hundred years old and remains at the forefront of change.

Adjective modifier

  • archeological: Whatever the cause of contamination, however, archeological remains may be affected where contamination occurs.

Converse of object

  • char: Among these however was the charred remains of an electronic component which had clearly been close to the seat of the explosion.

Adjective complement

  • unchanged: Measures for most other outcomes remained unchanged in both groups.

Used with why or when

  • where: To the right a heap of bricks remained where once stood the chair lift station.

Preposition: in

  • force: Conscription remained in force, with all young males serving two years in National Service from the age of 18.

Preposition: of

  • fort: A stone gateway, Porta de Santiago, is all that remains of the Portuguese fort.
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remain quotes

Vienne la nuit sonne l'heure Les jours s'en vont je demeure. Let night come, ring out the hour, The days go by, I remain.

-Kostrowitzki

His eyesight has always been weak, a sort of film over the eyes. A doctor advised him not to read, but he said, 'Then I should be ignorant', and he refused an operation because there was a thousandth chance he might go blind and so remain ignorant.

-Gregory, Lady Isabella Augusta ne¤  e Persse

Nothing is wasted, nothing is in vain: The seas roll over but the rocks remain.

-Herbert, SirA(lan) P(atrick)

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