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- Dictionaryre·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 Opposite
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The meaning of REMAIN is to be a part not destroyed, taken, or used up. How to use remain in a sentence.
verb. us / rɪˈmeɪn / Add to word list. to stay in the same place or in the same condition: [ I ] The doctor said he should remain in bed for a few days. [ L ] She remained silent.
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.
The remains of a person or animal are the parts of their body that are left after they have died, sometimes after they have been dead for a long time. The unrecognizable remains of a man had been found. [ + of] More human remains have been unearthed in the north of the country. 7. plural noun.
REMAIN meaning: 1. to stay in the same place or in the same condition: 2. to continue to exist when other parts or…. Learn more.
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.
verb. remained, remains. To be left or left over when the rest has been taken away, destroyed, or disposed of in some way. Webster's New World. To stay while others go. Webster's New World. To stay in the same place. Remain in the house. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To continue; go on being. To remain a cynic. Webster's New World.
Definition of remain verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
The word "remain" is correct and usable in written English. You can use it to refer to something that continues to exist, remain in the same place, condition, or position, or to indicate that something has not been changed or taken away.
to continue to exist when everything or everyone else has gone: Only a few hundred of these animals remain today. Fewer examples. Traces of the ancient city remain. Only a few hundred square miles of the forest remain. Only a few of the cakes remained after the party. Not many of the original features of the house remain.
