Sekirov Dictionary

remain

/ɹɪˈmeɪn/

verb 5
noun 4
forms 7
phrases 1

verb5

•
to stay in a place or a state, without leaving or changing
- Promise me you will always remain my good little girl.
- She remained a force in local politics until her death.
•
To continue in a state of being.
- There was no food in the house, so I had to remain hungry.
- The light remained red for two full minutes.
•
To stay after others or other parts have been removed or otherwise disappeared.
- After three rounds of interviews, only 5 candidates remained.
- I like to make more than enough food if I have people round for dinner, so I can eat my way through what remains in the following days.
•
To be left after a number or quantity has been subtracted or cut off; to be left as not included or comprised.
- If you divide 20 apples between three people, each gets six and two remain.
To await; to be left to.

noun4

[in the plural] That which is left; relic; remainder.
[in the plural] That which is left of a human being after the life is gone; relics; a dead body.
Posthumous works or productions, especially literary works.
(no longer used) State of remaining; stay.

forms

remain'd · remained · remainedst · remaining · remaineth · remains · remainest

Phrases with remain

remain to be seen
To have not yet happened; to be as yet unknown.

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