remain

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[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ɹɪˈmeɪn/
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  • Rhymes: -eɪn
  • Hyphenation: re‧main

[edit] Etymology

Middle English remainen from Old French remain, stressed stem of remanoir, from Latin remanere, maneo, from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to stay”).

Replaced native Middle English beliven, bliven "to remain" (from Old English belīfan "to remain, stay") due to confluence with related Middle English beleven "to leave behind", with which it merged. More at beleave

[edit] Noun

remain (plural remains)

  1. State of remaining; stay.
  2. That which is left; relic; remainder; -- chiefly in the plural.
  3. (plural only; not used in singular form) remains: That which is left of a human being after the life is gone; relics; a dead body.
  4. The posthumous works or productions, especially literary works of one who is dead.

[edit] Translations

State of remaining; stay
That which is left; relic; remainder
That which is left of a being after its life is gone — see remains
The posthumous works or productions, especially literary works of one who is dead
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[edit] Verb

remain (third-person singular simple present remains, present participle remaining, simple past and past participle remained)

  1. To stay behind while others withdraw; to be left after others have been removed or destroyed; to be left after a number or quantity has been subtracted or cut off; to be left as not included or comprised.
  2. To continue unchanged in place, form, or condition, or undiminished in quantity; to abide; to stay; to endure; to last.
  3. To await; to be left to.
  4. (copulative) To continue in a state of being.
    The light remained red for two full minutes.

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[edit] Translations

to stay behind while others withdraw
to continue unchanged
To await; to be left to
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