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remain Definition


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remain
verb, intr remained, remaining
    1. To be left after others, or other parts of the whole, have been used up, taken away, lost, etc.
      Thesaurus: stay, survive, endure, last, prevail, abide, stand, dwell, persist, bide, continue; Antonym: depart, go, leave.
    2a. To stay behind;
    2b. To stay in the same place.
    3. To stay the same or unchanged; to continue to exist in the same state, condition, etc.
    4. To continue to need to be done, shown, dealt with, etc.
      Example: That remains to be decided
Etymology: 14c: from Latin remanere to stay behind.



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