Remains Meaning
/ɹɪˈmeɪnz/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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nounThe body or any of its matter that are left after a person (or any organism) dies; a corpse.
"They buried the remains of their longtime friend in the town cemetery."
nounHistorical or archaeological relics.
nounThe extant writings of a deceased person.
"To his great intellectual powers his published remains bear abundant witness."
nounAll that is left of the stock of some things; remnants.
"He couldn't bring himself to eat the remains of the chicken dinner."
"Everything a living animal could do to destroy and to desecrate bed and walls had been done. […] A canister of flour from the kitchen had been thrown at the looking-glass and lay like trampled snow over the remains of a decent blue suit with the lining ripped out which lay on top of the ruin of a plastic wardrobe."— 1963, Margery Allingham, “Foreword”, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:
nounplural of remain
verbthird-person singular simple present indicative of remain
"We'll go ahead, while she remains here."
Sentence Examples
One thing remains doubtful.
As long as you have hope, a chance remains.
She fed the remains of her lunch to the dog.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The archaeologists carefully uncovered the ancient ____ of a Roman temple buried for centuries.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The archaeologists carefully excavated the ____ of the ancient settlement buried beneath the farmland.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The archaeologists carefully uncovered the ancient ____ of a Roman temple buried for centuries.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The archaeologists carefully excavated the ____ of the ancient settlement buried beneath the farmland.