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Remain

/ɹɪˈmeɪn/

(chiefly in the plural) That which is left; relic; remainder.

📖 Definitions of "Remain"

noun

1
(chiefly in the plural) That which is left; relic; remainder.
2
(in the plural) That which is left of a human being after the life is gone; relics; a dead body.
3
Posthumous works or productions, especially literary works.
4
State of remaining; stay.

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."

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