REMAIN


Meaning of REMAIN in English

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.

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