re·main (r -m n )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. [Middle English remainen, from Old French remanoir, remainer, from Latin reman  re : re-, re- + manre, to remain; see men-3 in Indo-European roots.] |
remain [rɪˈmeɪn]
vb (mainly intr)
1. to stay behind or in the same place to remain at home only Tom remained
2. (copula) to continue to be to remain cheerful
3. to be left, as after use, consumption, the passage of time, etc a little wine still remained in the bottle
4. to be left to be done, said, etc. it remains to be pointed out See also remains
[from Old French remanoir, from Latin remanēre to be left, from re- + manēre to stay]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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" 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" 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" 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" |
remain
Translations
remain [rɪˈmeɪn] VI
1. (= be left) → quedar
little now remains of the old city → poco queda ya del casco antiguo
the few pleasures that remain to me → los pocos placeres que me quedan
much remains to be done → queda mucho por hacer
nothing remains to be said → no queda nada por decir, no hay nada más que decir
nothing remains but to accept → no queda más remedio que aceptar
it only remains to thank you → sólo queda darle las gracias
that remains to be seen → eso está por ver
little now remains of the old city → poco queda ya del casco antiguo
the few pleasures that remain to me → los pocos placeres que me quedan
much remains to be done → queda mucho por hacer
nothing remains to be said → no queda nada por decir, no hay nada más que decir
nothing remains but to accept → no queda más remedio que aceptar
it only remains to thank you → sólo queda darle las gracias
that remains to be seen → eso está por ver
2. (= continue to be) → seguir, continuar
the problem remains unsolved → el problema sigue or continúa sin resolverse
he remained a formidable opponent → siguió or continuó siendo un rival formidable
to remain seated/standing → permanecer sentado/de pie
to remain faithful to sb → seguir or permanecer fiel a algn
they remained silent → permanecieron en silencio
the government remained in control → el gobierno mantuvo or sostuvo el control
the two men have remained friends → los dos hombres han seguido siendo amigos
if the weather remains fine → si el tiempo sigue bueno
the fact remains that (referring to previous statement) → no es menos cierto que ..., sigue siendo un hecho que ...
the problem remains unsolved → el problema sigue or continúa sin resolverse
he remained a formidable opponent → siguió or continuó siendo un rival formidable
to remain seated/standing → permanecer sentado/de pie
to remain faithful to sb → seguir or permanecer fiel a algn
they remained silent → permanecieron en silencio
the government remained in control → el gobierno mantuvo or sostuvo el control
the two men have remained friends → los dos hombres han seguido siendo amigos
if the weather remains fine → si el tiempo sigue bueno
the fact remains that (referring to previous statement) → no es menos cierto que ..., sigue siendo un hecho que ...
3. (= stay) → quedarse
we remained there three weeks → nos quedamos allí tres semanas
to remain behind (gen) → quedarse; (after school) → quedarse después de las clases
we remained there three weeks → nos quedamos allí tres semanas
to remain behind (gen) → quedarse; (after school) → quedarse después de las clases
4. (in letters) I remain, yours faithfully → le saluda atentamente
remain [rɪˈmeɪn]
vi
(= continue to be) → rester
The situation remains tense → La situation reste tendue.
to remain silent → garder le silence
to remain unanswered → rester sans réponse
Many questions remain unanswered → De nombreuses questions restent sans réponse.
to remain in control → garder le contrôle
much remains to be done → beaucoup reste à faire
it remains to be seen whether ... → il reste à savoir si ...
I remain, yours faithfully (British) (in letters) → je vous prie d'agréer, Monsieur (or Madame ) l'assurance de mes sentiments distingués
The situation remains tense → La situation reste tendue.
to remain silent → garder le silence
to remain unanswered → rester sans réponse
Many questions remain unanswered → De nombreuses questions restent sans réponse.
to remain in control → garder le contrôle
much remains to be done → beaucoup reste à faire
it remains to be seen whether ... → il reste à savoir si ...
I remain, yours faithfully (British) (in letters) → je vous prie d'agréer, Monsieur (or Madame ) l'assurance de mes sentiments distingués
remain
vi
(= be left) → bleiben; (= be left over) → übrig bleiben; much remains to be done → es ist or bleibt noch viel zu tun; nothing remains to be said → es gibt or bleibt nichts mehr zu sagen; all that remains (for us) is to accept → wir brauchen jetzt nur noch anzunehmen or müssen nur noch zusagen or annehmen; (= have no alternative) → es bleibt uns nichts anderes übrig, als anzunehmen; all that remains is for me to wish you every success → ich möchte Ihnen nur noch viel Erfolg wünschen; all that remains (for me/us etc to do) is to lock up → ich brauche/wir brauchen jetzt nur noch abzuschließen; that remains to be seen → das wird sich zeigen, das bleibt abzuwarten; the fact remains that he is wrong → das ändert nichts an der Tatsache, dass er unrecht hat
(= stay) → bleiben; remain seated! → bleiben Sie sitzen, behalten Sie Platz (geh); to remain silent → weiterhin schweigen; to remain behind/up → zurück-/aufbleiben; let things remain as they are → lassen wir alles so, wie es ist; (talking to somebody else) → lassen Sie die Dinge so, wie sie sind; it remains the same → das bleibt sich gleich; “I remain yours faithfully John Smith” → „mit besten Grüßen verbleibe ich Ihr John Smith“
remain [rɪˈmeɪn] vi → rimanere, restare
it remains to be seen whether ... → resta da vedere se...
it will remain in my memory → resterà sempre impresso nel mio ricordo
the fact remains that ... → resta il fatto che...
to remain faithful to sb → rimanere fedele a qn
to remain silent → restare in silenzio
to remain behind → restare indietro
I remain, yours faithfully (Brit) (in letters) → distinti saluti
remain [rɪˈmeɪn] vi → rimanere, restare
it remains to be seen whether ... → resta da vedere se...
it will remain in my memory → resterà sempre impresso nel mio ricordo
the fact remains that ... → resta il fatto che...
to remain faithful to sb → rimanere fedele a qn
to remain silent → restare in silenzio
to remain behind → restare indietro
I remain, yours faithfully (Brit) (in letters) → distinti saluti
it remains to be seen whether ... → resta da vedere se...
it will remain in my memory → resterà sempre impresso nel mio ricordo
the fact remains that ... → resta il fatto che...
to remain faithful to sb → rimanere fedele a qn
to remain silent → restare in silenzio
to remain behind → restare indietro
I remain, yours faithfully (Brit) (in letters) → distinti saluti
remain [rɪˈmeɪn] vi → rimanere, restare
it remains to be seen whether ... → resta da vedere se...
it will remain in my memory → resterà sempre impresso nel mio ricordo
the fact remains that ... → resta il fatto che...
to remain faithful to sb → rimanere fedele a qn
to remain silent → restare in silenzio
to remain behind → restare indietro
I remain, yours faithfully (Brit) (in letters) → distinti saluti
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 jäädä rester להישאר शेष रहना ostati, preostati (meg)marad tersisa vera eftir restare, rimanere 残る 남아 있다 likti atlikt; palikt pāri tinggal overblijven være igjen pozostać permanecer a rămâne оставаться zostať, zvýšiť sa preostati ostati återstå ยังเหลืออยู่ kalmak 剩下 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 pysyä rester לְהִישָאֵר शेष रह जाना dalje (još) postojati marad tetap halda áfram að vera restare ～のままである 여전히 (…의 상태로) 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 loppu reste שְאֵרִית बाकी, शेष, शेषफल, अवशेष ostatak, preostali dio maradék sisa afgangur resto 残り 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 잔해 likučiai atliekas; paliekas saki overblijfselen restene resztki restos resturi остатки zvyšky ostanki ostaci rester, lämningar ซาก kalıntılar, artıklar 殘餘，遺跡 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
remain → يَبقى zůstat forblive verbleiben παραμένω quedarse jäädä rester ostati rimanere ･･･のままである 남아 있다 blijven gjenstå pozostać permanecer оставаться stanna kvar คงอยู่ kalmak còn lại 保持
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