remained; remaining; remains
1
a
: to be a part not destroyed, taken, or used up
only a few ruins remain
b
: to be something yet to be shown, done, or treated
it remains to be seen
2
: to stay in the same place or with the same person or group
especially
: to stay behind
3
: to continue unchanged
the fact remains that we can't go
Synonyms
Examples of remain in a Sentence
Verb
Little remained after the fire.
Only two minutes still remain in the game.
The question remains: who fired the shot?
She remained in Boston after she finished college.
The soldiers were ordered to remain at their posts.
I remained behind after the class had ended.
He remained with the team.
Noun
the remains of the house ripped apart by the tornado littered the block for weeks afterward
archaeologists discovered the remains of an Incan woman and carefully excavated her burial site, which promised to yield important clues about her status
gathered up the remains of the buffet and delivered them to a local homeless shelter
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Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
On a year-on-year basis, pork and fresh vegetable prices remain elevated, climbing 12.5%.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
Andy Naylor, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
President Jimmy Carter will lie in state for a second day Wednesday after his remains arrived in Washington a day earlier as part of state funeral rites.
—Bill Barrow, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
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Verb
While the potent winds driving the fires to rapidly escalate were expected to die down by Thursday night, the initial causes of all the blazes remain under investigation.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
On a year-on-year basis, pork and fresh vegetable prices remain elevated, climbing 12.5%.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
Noun
Ferguson has missed the last three matches with a left ankle injury and the Republic of Ireland international remains sidelined for the Norwich game.
—Andy Naylor, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
President Jimmy Carter will lie in state for a second day Wednesday after his remains arrived in Washington a day earlier as part of state funeral rites.
—Bill Barrow, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Remain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/remain. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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remain
1 of 2 verb
re·main
ri-ˈmān 
1
a
: to be a part not destroyed, taken, or used up
little remained after the fire
b
: to be something yet to be shown, done, or treated
that remains to be seen
2
: to stay in the same place or with the same person or group
especially
: to stay behind
3
: to continue unchanged
the weather remained cold
remain
2 of 2 noun1
: whatever is left over or behind
—usually used in plural
the remains of a meal
2
plural
: a dead body
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