remaining
/ɹɪˈmeɪnɪŋ/
verb
- 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.
“There was no food in the house, so I had to remain hungry.”
- 3
To await; to be left to.
- 4
To continue in a state of being.
“The light remained red for two full minutes.”
noun
- 1
An act or occurrence by which someone or something remains
- 2
Remnant.
adjective
- 1
Which remains, especially after something else has been removed.
“May I have the only remaining cake?”
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