remain

1. 1

   That which is left; relic; remainder.in-plural

2. 2

   That which is left of a human being after the life is gone; relics; a dead body.in-plural

3. 3

   Posthumous works or productions, especially literary works.

4. 4

   State of remaining; stay.obsolete

1. 1

   To stay after others or other parts have been removed or otherwise disappeared.

   • After three rounds of interviews, only 5 candidates remained.
   • I like to make more than enough food if I have people round for dinner, so I can eat my way through what remains in the following days.
2. 2

   To be left after a number or quantity has been subtracted or cut off; to be left as not included or comprised.

   • If you divide 20 apples between three people, each gets six and two remain.
3. 3

   To continue unchanged in place, form, or condition, or undiminished in quantity; to abide; to stay; to endure; to last.

   • Promise me you will always remain my good little girl.
   • She remained a force in local politics until her death.
4. 4

   To await; to be left to.

5. 5

   To continue in a state of being.copulative

   • There was no food in the house, so I had to remain hungry.
   • The light remained red for two full minutes.

syn. stay · tarry · last · stand · bide · wait · belave · abide · beleave · belive · continue · dwell

ant. leave · be removed · be taken