remain
IPA: rɪmˈeɪn
noun
- (chiefly 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.
- (obsolete) State of remaining; stay.
verb
- To stay after others or other parts have been removed or otherwise disappeared.
- (mathematics) To be left after a number or quantity has been subtracted or cut off; to be left as not included or comprised.
- To continue unchanged in place, form, or condition, or undiminished in quantity; to abide; to stay; to endure; to last.
- To await; to be left to.
- (copulative) To continue in a state of being.
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Examples of "remain" in Sentences
- The ambiguity remains in the rest.
- The man continued to remain adamant.
- The rest of the band remains the same.
- The rest of the year, they remain in seclusion.
- The rest of the website remained painfully silent.
- The rest of the company remained completely silent.
- The score remained unchanged for the rest of the game.
- Jackson remained the starter for the rest of the season. 2007.
- It continued to innovate in the technology, and remained a significant force.
- However, they must remain close to the ground to stay out of the chilling wind.
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