Remain

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To continue in the same state or condition: These matters remain in doubt.
  • verb-intransitive. To continue to be in the same place; stay or stay behind: We are remaining at home.
  • verb-intransitive. To be left after the removal, loss, passage, or destruction of others: Only a few trees remain. See Synonyms at stay1.
  • verb-intransitive. To be left as still to be dealt with: A cure remains to be found.
  • verb-intransitive. To endure or persist.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. State of remaining; stay.
  • n. That which is left; relic; remainder; -- chiefly in the plural.
  • n. remains: That which is left of a human being after the life is gone; relics; a dead body.
  • n. The posthumous works or productions, especially literary works of one who is dead.
  • v. 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.
  • v. To continue unchanged in place, form, or condition, or undiminished in quantity; to abide; to stay; to endure; to last.
  • v. To await; to be left to.
  • v. To continue in a state of being.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • verb-intransitive. 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.
  • verb-intransitive. To continue unchanged in place, form, or condition, or undiminished in quantity; to abide; to stay; to endure; to last.
  • v. To await; to be left to.
  • n. State of remaining; stay.
  • n. That which is left; relic; remainder; -- chiefly in the plural.
  • n.
  • n. That which is left of a human being after the life is gone; relics; a dead body.
  • n. The posthumous works or productions, esp. literary works, of one who is dead; as, Cecil's.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To continue in a place; stay; abide; dwell.
  • To continue without change as to some form, state, or quality specified: as, to remain active in business; to remain a widow.
  • To endure; continue; last.
  • To stay behind after others have gone; be left after a part, quantity, or number has been taken away or destroyed.
  • To be left as not included or comprised; be held in reserve; be still to be dealt with: formerly followed in some instances by a dative.
  • Synonyms To wait, tarry, rest, sojourn.
  • To keep.
  • n. The state of remaining; stay; abode.
  • n. That which is left to be done.
  • n. That which is left; remainder; relic: used chiefly in the plural.
  • n. Specifically plural That which is left of a human being after life is gone; a dead body; a corpse.
  • n. plural The productions, especially the literary works, of one who is dead; posthumous works: as, “Coleridge's Literary Remains.”
  • n. Synonyms Scraps, fragments.
  • n. 3–5, See relic.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. be left; of persons, questions, problems, results, evidence, etc.
  • v. continue in a place, position, or situation
  • v. stay the same; remain in a certain state
  • v. stay behind
  • Verb Form
    remained    remaining    remains   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    be   
    Cross Reference
    Hyponym
    stick    linger   
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    abide    stay    endure    last    await    relic    remainder    relics    continue    be   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Alane    Aquitaine    Ayn    Bahrain    Biscayne    Blaine    Cain    Chain    Champagne    Champaign   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    remnant    ruin    portion    relic    fragment    trace    possession    specimen    shape    appearance