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remains

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/rɪˈmeɪnz/

Collocations for "remains"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "remains" in context.

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remain

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
v
  1. remain at [work, the school, the store] (after close)
  2. remain at home while you [go, do]
  3. remained at the [top, bottom] of
  4. remain [at, on] the scene
  5. will remain forever
  6. remain to [finish, wrap up]
  7. [not much, a lot] remains to be [done, seen]
  8. (that) remains to be seen
  9. it remains to be seen (whether)
  10. only [two] [days, parts, files] remain
  11. only [two] still remain (today)
  12. remains a [leader, example] for us all
  13. remains a mystery
  14. will remain [as is, unchanged]
  15. remain [open, closed, silent, still, behind]
  16. remains [intact, unbroken, in good shape]
  17. remains [unopened, untouched]
  18. remain [private, confidential]
  19. remain [constant, continuous] (throughout)
  20. remain available (for)
  21. remain available [until, through]
  22. remains [largely, fairly] [unknown, unchanged, intact]
  23. will remain in effect (until)
  24. will remain under [investigation, surveillance]
  25. remain strong through [cancer, the ordeal, the procedure]
  26. [nothing, little] remains of
n
  1. the [castle's, church's, building's] remains
  2. the remains of the [castle]
  3. [human, animal, chemical, archaeological, fossil] remains
  4. the [cremated, charred, rotting] remains of
  5. [officers, forensics, doctors] studied the remains (of the body)
  6. [study, analyze, transport] the remains
  7. the remains of a [bygone, forgotten] civilization
  8. the remains of [a person, the victim, a man]
'remains' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "remains" in the title:

... but it remains a Cinderella - English Only forum
(He/There) remains some doubt over ... - English Only forum
A coffin bearing the remains of an old man. - English Only forum
A flower of yesterday remains as beautiful - English Only forum
A person remains intact - English Only forum
about a ceremony of the burial of cremated remains - English Only forum
All that remains is dirt and the cement shape of the house - English Only forum
all that remains is <for White to / is that White> [for + infinitive] - English Only forum
And the sport remains little changed since then?< little> is an adverb? - English Only forum
Article usage:the remains of the wallet and the money - English Only forum
at the cost of what still remains to be learned - English Only forum
Brain imaging remains in some ways as crude a tool as ... - English Only forum
But the glass remains . . . - English Only forum
can we say "the ambiguity remains"? - English Only forum
controversies over human (human remains) - English Only forum
Countability of plural-only nouns (e.g. remains, supplies, belongings) - English Only forum
Demand is there, what remains is to < provide supply > - English Only forum
Does registration 'remain' or 'remains' - English Only forum
Doubts are still hanging over/ above my head . Doubts still remains in/ on my head . - English Only forum
Drinking and driving <remain / remains> - English Only forum
early medieval remains - English Only forum
emerging out of the remains - English Only forum
everyone remains to this day in some doubt about their surname - English Only forum
Everything remains... - English Only forum
extracted the remains himself - English Only forum
faunal remains - English Only forum
features/remains - English Only forum
food remains/remnants - English Only forum
For over three decades, the story remains... [for + present simple / present perfect ] - English Only forum
gap-toothed remains - English Only forum
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