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remaining

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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.

[Middle English remainen, from Old French remanoir, remainer, from Latin remanre : re-, re- + manre, to remain; see men-3 in Indo-European roots.]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.remainingremaining - not used up; "leftover meatloaf"; "she had a little money left over so she went to a movie"; "some odd dollars left"; "saved the remaining sandwiches for supper"; "unexpended provisions"
unexhausted - not used up completely; "an unexhausted well"

remaining
adjective
1. left-over, surviving, spare, outstanding, excess, surplus, lingering, unfinished, residual Stir in the remaining ingredients.
2. surviving, lasting, continuing, enduring, persisting, abiding, extant They wanted to purge remaining memories of his reign.
Translations
remaining [rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ] ADJ the three remaining hostageslos tres rehenes restantes or que quedaban
he is her only remaining relativeél es el único pariente que le queda
the remaining passengerslos otros or los demás pasajeros

remaining [rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ] adjrestant(e)
the remaining ingredients → les ingrédients restants
Are there any remaining jobs to be done?
BUT Reste-t-il des travaux à faire?.

remaining
adjübrig, restlich; the remaining four, the four remainingdie übrigen vier, die vier Übrigen; I have only one remainingich habe nur noch einen/eine/eins (übrig)

remaining [rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ] adjche rimane
the three remaining possibilities → le tre possibilità che restano or che rimangono
remaining [rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ] adjche rimane
the three remaining possibilities → le tre possibilità che restano or che rimangono

remaining متبقي zbývající resterende verbleibend υπόλοιπος restante jäljellä oleva restant preostao rimanente 残りの 남아 있는 resterend gjenstående pozostały restante остающийся kvarvarande ที่ยังคงอยู่ kalan còn lại 剩余的


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It appeared, on full and careful investigation, that if the wreck of property remaining in the custody of Monks (which had never prospered either in his hands or in those of his mother) were equally divided between himself and Oliver, it would yield, to each, little more than three thousand pounds.
So quickly they moved that as the pursuing prahu touched the bank all the nearer boats had been launched, and the remaining pirates were scurrying across the little island for those which lay upon the opposite side.
Their mother had nothing, and their father only seven thousand pounds in his own disposal; for the remaining moiety of his first wife's fortune was also secured to her child, and he had only a life-interest in it.
 
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