INDEX:
1. to remain
2. words for describing someone or something that remains
3. the part of something that remains
4. a very old object, custom etc that still exists
RELATED WORDS
stay in a place, not leave : ↑ STAY
continue to be the same, not change : ↑ SAME
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1. to remain
▷ left /left/ [adjective not before noun]
something or someone that is left is still there after everything or everyone else has gone or has been used :
▪ Jones scored with only two minutes left in the fourth quarter.
▪ Is there any milk left?
▪ By 5 o'clock there was no one left in the office.
have something left
▪ How much time do we have left to finish this?
the only one/person/thing etc left
▪ If Tracey leaves, I’ll be the only girl left in the class.
▷ be left over /biː ˌleft ˈəʊvəʳ/ [verb phrase]
something that is left over, especially money or food, is still there after you have used everything that you need :
▪ I pay all the bills and save any money that is left over.
be left over from
▪ Was there any food left over from the party?
▪ Toy bears left over from an ad campaign will be donated to the children’s hospital.
▷ remain /rɪˈmeɪn/ [intransitive verb] formal
if something remains, it still exists or is still available after everything else has gone, been used, or been dealt with :
▪ We have dealt with most things, but a few small problems remain.
▪ Some elements of the old class system still remain.
remain of
▪ Not much remained of the house after the fire.
remain to be done
▪ A few problems remain to be discussed.
▷ survive /səʳˈvaɪv/ [intransitive/transitive verb]
to remain in existence even after a very long time has passed or after something dangerous has happened :
▪ Many Roman roads still survive today.
▪ The English language contains many Saxon words that have survived for over 1000 years.
▪ Very few government buildings survived the bombing in Hanoi.
▷ be still standing/be left standing /biː ˌstɪl ˈstændɪŋ, biː ˌleft ˈstændɪŋ/ [verb phrase]
if something such as a building or tree is still standing or is left standing after a fire, explosion, or a very long time, it is left after many others have gone or been destroyed :
▪ After the earthquake only a few houses were still standing.
▪ Many of the trees Mrs. Socci planted are still standing, a hundred years later.
▪ A stone chimney was the only thing left standing.
▪ The old barracks are still standing on the north side of the island.
▷ to spare /tə ˈspeəʳ/ [adjective phrase only after noun]
if you have something such as money, time, or material to spare, there is some left after you have used as much as you need :
▪ If you have time to spare, consider volunteering at your local school.
with something to spare
▪ We arrived at the station with only a few seconds to spare before the train left.
▪ Russia is large enough that you could fit the United States inside it with room to spare.
▷ to go /tə ˈgəʊ/ [adjective phrase only after noun]
if you still have four miles, six hours, two years etc to go, you have that distance or length of time left before a journey or period of time is over :
▪ Only another mile to go!
▪ We’ve got another couple of hours to go before finishing.
with something to go
▪ Evans scored with only two minutes to go in the game.
2. words for describing someone or something that remains
▷ remaining /rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ/ [adjective only before noun] especially written
the remaining people or things are the ones that are left when all the others have gone, been used, or been dealt with :
▪ Combine the remaining ingredients, mixing well.
▪ The remaining black bears are at risk from development in the area.
▪ the Navy’s one remaining aircraft-carrier
▷ last /lɑːstǁlæst/ [adjective only before noun]
the last thing is the only one that remains :
▪ I need to get some more film; this is my last roll.
▪ The last five winners will be named next Tuesday.
▷ spare /speəʳ/ [adjective usually before noun]
left after everything else has been used, and therefore available to be used :
▪ Are there any spare chairs we can borrow?
▪ You can stay with us, we have a spare bedroom.
spare change
▪ I put my spare change in a charity collection box.
spare time
▪ A lot of kids don’t have enough to do in their spare time, and that’s when they get into trouble.
▷ leftover /ˈleftəʊvəʳ/ [adjective only before noun]
not used, not eaten etc at the end of a meal or an activity :
▪ Use leftover turkey in casseroles and sandwiches.
▪ She used leftover scraps of fabric to make a patchwork apron.
▪ Take all your leftover bottles to be recycled.
▷ outstanding /aʊtˈstændɪŋ/ [adjective]
work or money that is outstanding still has to be done or paid, especially after the time when it should have been done or paid :
▪ We need time to catch up with outstanding orders.
▪ Any outstanding claims must be settled by the end of the year.
▪ There are a few problems still outstanding.
3. the part of something that remains
▷ the rest /ðə ˈrest/ [singular or plural noun]
what is left after everything or everyone else has gone, been used, or been dealt with :
▪ You carry these two bags and I’ll bring the rest.
▪ Homes were found for about 5,000 of the animals, but the rest had to be killed.
the rest of
▪ What will you do with the rest of the money?
▪ He’ll be in a wheelchair for the rest of his life.
▷ what is left of something/what remains of something /ˌwɒt ɪz ˈleft əv something, ˌwɒt rɪˈmeɪnz əv something/ [noun phrase]
the small amount that remains after everything else has gone, or been eaten, used, destroyed etc. What remains of is more formal than what is left of :
▪ Soldiers were firing on what remained of the church.
▪ At last she went, and I settled down to enjoy what was left of the afternoon.
▷ the last of something /ðə ˈlɑːst əv something ǁ -ˈlæst-/ [noun phrase]
the very last part of something that is left after everything else has gone :
▪ The last of the tickets were sold Thursday.
▪ This is the last of the paint, and I don’t think it’s going to be enough.
▪ The judge sentenced the last of the three defendants in the case to 10 years.
▷ the remainder /ðə rɪˈmeɪndəʳ/ [singular noun] formal
the part of something that remains after everything else has gone :
▪ £100 of the purchase price must be paid now, and the remainder is to be paid off in monthly installments.
the remainder of
▪ Simmer the soup uncovered for the remainder of the cooking time.
▪ The school board agreed to suspend Linda Cole for the remainder of the school year.
▷ the remains of something /ðə rɪˈmeɪnz əv something/ [plural noun]
the part of something that remains after everything else has gone or been eaten, used, destroyed etc :
the remains of sth
▪ Archaeologists have discovered the remains of an ancient Roman village.
▪ Each pile of gray ash was the remains of a house.
▷ leftovers /ˈleftˌəʊvəʳz/ [plural noun] informal
food that has not been eaten at the end of a meal :
▪ We used the leftovers to make soup the next day.
▪ It’s a great way to use up leftovers.
▷ ruins /ˈruːɪnz, ˈruːənz/ [plural noun]
the parts that remain when the rest of a building has been destroyed :
▪ In Greece we spent a lot of time exploring old churches and ruins.
▪ the ancient Mayan ruins at Chichen Itza
ruins of
▪ Lumber was salvaged from the ruins of burned-out houses.
▷ remnants /ˈremnənts/ [plural noun]
the few parts of something that remain after people have stopped using it or after it has been destroyed :
▪ Archeologists are worried that the ancient steps, walls, and other remnants may be lost forever.
remnants from
▪ Two stained glass windows were remnants from when the building had been used as a church.
remnants of
▪ Rescuers dug through the remnants of 342 cities, towns, and villages demolished in the earthquake.
▪ The two leaders promised to work to remove any remnants of Cold War hostility.
4. a very old object, custom etc that still exists
▷ relic /ˈrelɪk/ [countable noun]
an object, custom, idea etc that is left from long ago in the past and that most people think is very old-fashioned :
▪ The treaty is now a Cold War relic.
relic from
▪ The town is a relic from California’s gold rush.
relic of
▪ Voters passed a bill to remove a law that is a relic of the state’s racist past.
▷ hangover /ˈhæŋəʊvəʳ/ [countable noun usually singular] especially British
something that is left over from a time in the past :
hangover from
▪ She knew that her feeling of awkwardness in social situations was a hangover from her schooldays
▪ The company’s debt is a hangover from its attempts to expand too rapidly.