Complete Definition of "remain"

English

rank|appearance|period|William|715|remain|covered|born|somewhat

Pronunciation
IPA|/ɹɪ�meɪn/
audio|en-us-remain.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪn|-eɪn
Hyphenation: re·main

Etymology
From OF. remain, stem of remanoir, from L. remanere.

Noun
en-noun

  1. State of remaining; stay.
  2. That which is left; relic; remainder; -- chiefly in the plural.
  3. (Plural only) remains: That which is left of a human being after the life is gone; relics; a dead body.
  4. The posthumous works or productions, especially literary works of one who is dead.

Translations
trans-top|State of remaining; stay
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Kurdish: KUchar|�ا������
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trans-top|That which is left; relic; remainder; -- chiefly in the plural
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trans-top|The posthumous works or productions, especially literary works of one who is dead
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ttbc|French: reste
ttbc|German: �berrest m (2), �berreste m (3) sterbliche �berreste m (3)
ttbc|Swedish: kvarblivande (1), kvarbliva (2), kvarlevor (3), kvarlåtenskap (4)

Verb
en-verb

  1. To stay behind while others withdraw; to be left after others have been removed or destroyed; to be left after a number or quantity has been subtracted or cut off; to be left as not included or comprised.
  2. To continue unchanged in place, form, or condition, or undiminished in quantity; to abide; to stay; to endure; to last.
  3. To await; to be left to.

Translations
trans-top|to stay behind while others withdraw
Czech: zůstat, zbýt
Dutch: blijven, achterblijven
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Slovene: ostati
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trans-top|to continue unchanged
Arabic: ARchar|ب�� IPAchar|(báq�)
Chinese: �� (dòuliú)
Dutch: blijven
Finnish: jäädä
French: demeurer, rester
German: bleiben
Hungarian: maradni
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Italian: rimanere
Japanese: �� (���, nokoru)
Korean: 머무르� (meomureuda)
Kurdish: KUchar|�ا������
Portuguese: permanecer
Russian: о��ава���� (ostavát�s�a)
Slovene: obstati
Spanish: permanecer
Swedish: återstå, stanna kvar, kvarstå
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trans-top|To await; to be left to
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Kurdish: KUchar|�ا�����
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ttbc|Albanian: mbetur, tepruar, ngelur
ttbc|French: rester
ttbc|German: zurückbleiben (1), übrigbleiben (1)
ttbc|Portuguese: restar (1)
ttbc|Swedish: stanna kvar (1, 2), kvarlämnas (1)

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