v. 1 stay (behind), be left, tarry, linger, wait, Colloq stay put I remained to help with the washing-up 2 be left, be there How many days remain before your trip? 3 stay, continue, carry on, abide; endure, persist, last, persevere She refuses to remain with him another minute His last book will remain a monument to his scholarship.
n. 4 remains. a leavings, remnants, crumbs, debris, detritus, remainder, balance, residue, leftovers, scraps, vestiges, traces, fragments, oddments, odds and ends The remains of a half-eaten meal were on the table b body, cadaver, corpse; carcass The remains of the impala were being picked over by vultures