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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
re•main /rɪˈmeɪn/USA pronunciation   v. 
  1. to continue to be as specified: [~ + adjective][not: be + ~-ing]He remained loyal to his friends.[~ + object]He remained a bachelor for many years.
  2. to stay behind or in the same place:[no object]He remained at home while the others left.
  3. to be left after the removal, loss, or destruction of all else:[no object]Few buildings remain in that neighborhood.
  4. to be left to be done, told, shown, etc.: [no object][no object]Two questions remain.[~ + to + verb]A few things remain to be done.

n. remains, [plural]
  1. something that remains or is left.
    • traces of some quality, condition, etc.
    • a dead body;
      corpse.
    • parts or substances remaining from animal or plant life:fossil remains.
See -man-2.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
re•main  (ri mān′),USA pronunciation v.i. 
  1. to continue in the same state;
    continue to be as specified:to remain at peace.
  2. to stay behind or in the same place:to remain at home; I'll remain here when you go to the airport.
  3. to be left after the removal, loss, destruction, etc., of all else:The front wall is all that remains of the fort.
  4. to be left to be done, told, shown, etc.:Only the dishwashing remains.
  5. to be reserved or in store.

n. 
  1. Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
  2. remains:
    • Literaturemiscellaneous, fragmentary, or other writings still unpublished at the time of an author's death.
    • traces of some quality, condition, etc.
    • a dead body;
      corpse.
    • parts or substances remaining from animal or plant life that occur in the earth's crust or strata:fossil remains; organic remains.
  • Latin remanēre, equivalent. to re- re- + manēre to stay; see manor
  • Anglo-French remain-, stressed stem of Middle French remanoir
  • late Middle English remainen 1375–1425
    1. abide, stay. See continue. 2. wait, tarry, rest. 3. endure, abide.
    2. depart.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
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
  4. to be left to be done, said, etc: it remains to be pointed out
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French remanoir, from Latin remanēre to be left, from re- + manēre to stay
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