Definition of remain Remain

/ɹɪmejˈn/ - [rimeyn] - re•main

We found 25 definitions of remain from 7 different sources.

What does remain mean?

WordNet

Verb remains, remaining, remained
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"
		be spend or use time; "I may be an hour"
remain - 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"
		stay, rest
		change undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
		be spend or use time; "I may be an hour"
		keep out remain outside
		sit tight maintain the same position; wait it out; "Let's not make a decision--let's sit tight"
		stay together, stick together be loyal to one another, especially in times of trouble; "The two families stuck together throughout the war"
		stand have or maintain a position or stand on an issue; "Where do you stand on the War?"
		stay fresh, keep maintain by writing regular records; "keep a diary"; "maintain a record"; "keep notes"
		be spend or use time; "I may be an hour"
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"
		stay, stay on, continue
		be spend or use time; "I may be an hour"
		bide, abide, stay dwell; "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young"
		hold over intimidate somebody (with a threat); "She was holding it over him"
remain - stay behind; "The smell stayed in the room"; "The hostility remained long after they made up"
		persist, stay
		stick saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous; "They stuck me with the dinner bill"; "I was stung with a huge tax bill"
		linger take one's time; proceed slowly

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Wiktionary

remain (Noun)
State of remaining; stay.
remain (Noun)
That which is left; relic; remainder; -- chiefly in the plural.
remain (Noun)
Remains: That which is left of a human being after the life is gone; relics; a dead body.
remain (Noun)
The posthumous works or productions, especially literary works of one who is dead.
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.
remain (Verb)
To continue unchanged in place, form, or condition, or undiminished in quantity; to abide; to stay; to endure; to last.
remain (Verb)
To await; to be left to.
remain (Verb)
To continue in a state of being.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

remain (v. i.)
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.
remain (v. i.)
To continue unchanged in place, form, or condition, or undiminished in quantity; to abide; to stay; to endure; to last.
remain (v. t.)
To await; to be left to.
remain (n.)
State of remaining; stay.
remain (n.)
That which is left; relic; remainder; -- chiefly in the plural.
remain (n.)
That which is left of a human being after the life is gone; relics; a dead body.
remain (n.)
The posthumous works or productions, esp. literary works, of one who is dead; as, Cecil's

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

remain
To continue to be in the same place or state.
remain
To stay the same; to remain in a certain state.
remain
To be left (of persons, questions, issues, results, evidence, etc.).

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

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.]

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵

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

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remain, verb, present, 1st person singular of remain (infinitive).
remain, verb (infinitive).

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