remain

CEFRA2

/ɹɪˈmeɪn/

verb · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To stay in the same place or condition.

  2. 02

    verb

    To be left after others have gone or been used.

Examples

  • Come what may, we must remain cheerful.

  • How many days will you remain in London?

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meaning

  1. Posthumous works or productions, especially literary works.

noun

Extra meanings

  1. That which is left; relic; remainder.

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

More examples

In context

  • The land will remain untouched for future generations to enjoy.

  • After three rounds of interviews, only 5 candidates remained.

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

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Origin

verb

From Middle English remainen, from Old French remain-, stressed stem of remanoir, from Latin remaneō, maneō, from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to stay”). Displaced native Middle English beliven, bliven (“to remain”) (from Old English belīfan (“to remain, stay”)) due to confluence with related Middle English beleven (“to leave behind”), with which it merged. More at beleave and belive.