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   re·main

   /rəˈmān/

   verb

   • 1. continue to exist, especially after other similar or related people or things have ceased to exist: "a cloister is all that remains of the monastery" Similar continue to existendurelastabidego oncarry onpersisthang in the airstay aroundstandbe extanthold outprevailsurvivelive onOpposite cease to exist
   • ▪ stay in the place that one has been occupying: "her husband remained at the beach condo" Similar staystay behindstay putwaitwait aroundlingerbe lefthold onhang onreststopinformal:hang aroundformal:sojournarchaic:bidetarryOpposite godepartleave
   • ▪ continue to possess a particular quality or fulfill a particular role: "he had remained alert the whole time" Similar continue to bestaykeeppersist in beingcarry on beinggo on being
   • ▪ be left over after others or other parts have been completed, used, or dealt with: "several years remain in the transition period" Similar be leftbe left overbe still availablebe unusedhave not yet passedhave not yet expired

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French remain-, stressed stem of remanoir, from Latin remanere, from re- (expressing intensive force) + manere ‘to stay’.

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   Learn the meaning, synonyms, examples, and history of the verb and noun remain. Remain can mean to be a part not destroyed, taken, or used up, to stay in the same place or with the same person or group, or to continue unchanged.

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   To remain is to stay in the same place or situation. You can remain at home instead of going out to the movies with your friends, but that doesn't mean you won't remain friends. If things remain the same, they don't change, and if your family remains in the same town, they don't move.

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