v.
Pronunciation: ri- ' m ā n
Function: intransitive verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French remaindre, from Latin reman ē re, from re- + man ē re to remain ― more at MANSION
Date: 14th century
1 a : to be a part not destroyed, taken, or used up <only a few ruins remain > b : to be something yet to be shown, done, or treated <it remain s to be seen>
2 : to stay in the same place or with the same person or group especially : to stay behind
3 : to continue unchanged <the fact remain s that we can't go>