remain

re·main  (r-mn)

intr.v. re·mained, re·main·ing, re·mains

1. To continue in the same state or condition: These matters remain in doubt.

2. To continue to be in the same place; stay or stay behind: We are remaining at home.

3. To be left after the removal, loss, passage, or destruction of others: Only a few trees remain. See Synonyms at stay¹.

4. To be left as still to be dealt with: A cure remains to be found.

5. To endure or persist.

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[Middle English remainen, from Old French remanoir, remainer, from Latin remanre : re-, re- + manre, to remain; see men-³ in Indo-European roots.]

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remain

Verb

1. to continue to be: the situation remains alarming

2. to stay behind or in the same place: to remain at home

3. to be left after use or the passage of time

4. to be left to be done, said, etc.: whether this will be a long-term trend remains to be seen [Latin remanere]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	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 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" be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" stand - remain inactive or immobile; "standing water" stay fresh, keep - fail to spoil or rot; "These potatoes keep for a long time" be - to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form; "let her be"
	2.	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 on, stay, continue be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" abide, bide, stay - dwell; "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young" hold over - continue a term of office past the normal period of time
	3.	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 - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
	4.	remain - stay behind; "The smell stayed in the room"; "The hostility remained long after they made up" persist, stay stick - endure; "The label stuck to her for the rest of her life" linger - remain present although waning or gradually dying; "Her perfume lingered on"

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remain

verb 1. stay, continue, go on, stand, dwell, bide

verb 2. stay behind, wait, delay, stay put (informal) tarry << OPPOSITE go

verb 3. continue, be left, endure, persist, linger, hang in the air, stay

Translations

remain [rɪˈmeɪn] vi (= survive) → quedar (= be left); sobrar (= continue); quedar(se), permanecer;

to remain silent → permanecer callado;

I remain, yours faithfully (in letters) → le saluda atentamente

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remain [rɪˈmeɪn] vi → rester;

to remain silent → garder le silence;

I remain, yours faithfully (Brit) (in letters) → je vous prie d'agréer, Monsieur etc l'assurance de mes sentiments distingués

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remain [rɪˈmeɪn] vi → bleiben;

(survive) → übrig bleiben;

to remain silent → weiterhin schweigen;

to remain in control → die Kontrolle behalten;

much remains to be done → es ist noch viel zu tun;

the fact remains that ... → Tatsache ist und bleibt, dass ...;

it remains to be seen whether ... → es bleibt abzuwarten, ob ...

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remain [rɪˈmeɪn] vi → restare, rimanere;

to remain silent → restare in silenzio;

I remain, yours faithfully (BRIT) (in letters) → distinti saluti

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remain

v remain [rəˈmein]

1 to be left Only two tins of soup remain; Very little remained of the cinema after the fire; A great many things still remain to be done. oor يُتْرَك ، يبْقى، يَظَل оставам zbýt være tilbage übrigbleiben παραμένω, απομένω quedar järele jääma باقی ماندن olla jäljellä rester להישאר शेष रहना ostati, preostati (meg)marad tersisa vera eftir restare, rimanere 残る 남다, 잔존하다 likti atlikt; palikt pāri tinggal overblijven være igjen pozostać permanecer a rămâne оставаться zostať, zvýšiť sa preostati ostati återstå ยังเหลืออยู่ kalmak 剩餘 залишатися باقی رہنا còn lại 剩余

2 to stay; not to leave I shall remain here. bly يَبْقى оставам zůstat forblive bleiben μένω, δε φεύγω permanecer, quedarse jääma ماندن jäädä rester לְהִישָאֵר बने रहना ostati marad tinggal halda kyrru fyrir restare 居残る 머무르다 (pasi)likti palikt duduk blijven bli (igjen), forbli pozostać ficar a ră­mâne остаться zostať ostati ostati stanna [] พักอยู่ kalmak 逗留 залишатися رک جانا ở lại 逗留

3 to continue to be The problem remains unsolved. steeds يَسْتَمِر продължавам да съществувам zůstat forblive bleiben παραμένω permanecer, continuar püsima هنوزبودن؛ ادامه دادن jäädä edelleen rester לְהִישָאֵר शेष रह जाना dalje (još) postojati marad tetap halda áfram að vera restare ～のままである 여전히 ...인 채로 남아 있다 likti palikt masih blijven fortsette med å være, forbli pozostawać permanecer a rămâne сохраняться zostať ostajati ostati förbli ยังเหมือนเดิม kalmak, hâlâ var olmak 保持 залишатися بدستور رہنا یا ہونا tiếp tục tồn tại 保持

n reˈmainder [-də]

the amount or number that is left when the rest has gone, been taken away etc I've corrected most of the essays – the remainder will get done tomorrow. die res بَقِيَّه остатък zbytek rest der Rest ό,τι απομένει resto ülejäänu باقی مانده؛ باز مانده loput reste שְאֵרִית बाकी, शेष, शेषफल, अवशेष ostatak, preostali dio maradék sisa afgangur resto 残り 잔여물, 나머지 likusieji, likusioji dalis atlikums; pārpalikums; pārējais bahagian yang tinggal rest rest reszta resto rest остаток zvyšok ostanek ostatak återstod, rest ส่วนที่เหลืออยู่ geri kalanlar; bakiye 剩餘部分 залишок, решта بچا ہوا người/vật còn lại 剩余部分

n pl reˈmains

1 what is left after part has been taken away, eaten, destroyed etc the remains of a meal. oorskiet فَضَلَه، الباقي останки zbytky rest die Überreste(pl.) υπολείμματα, απομεινάρια restos jääk, säilmed بقایا؛ آثار به جا مانده tähteet restes שְׂרִידִים बचा-खुचा ostaci, ruševine maradék(ok) sisa leifar resti, avanzi 残り 나머지 likučiai atliekas; paliekas saki overblijfselen restene resztki restos resturi остатки zvyšky ostanki ostaci rester, lämningar ซาก kalıntılar, artıklar 殘餘 залишок, рештки بچا کھچا những thứ còn lại 残余

2 a dead body to dispose of someone's remains. lyk رُفات тленни останки ostatky de jordiske rester sterbliche Überreste(pl.) πτώμα, λείψανο restos maised jäänused جسد؛ لاشه maalliset jäännökset restes שְׂרִידִים खंडहर, अवशेष posmrtni ostaci földi maradványok mayat jarðneskar leifar, lík (resti mortali) 遺体 유해 palaikai mirstīgās atliekas mayat stoffelijk overschot lik, levninger szczątki restos mortais rămăşiţe pământeşti останки pozostatky posmrtni ostanki posmrtni ostaci kvarlevor ซากศพ ceset, ölü 遺體 останки, тлін نعش thi hài 遗体