REMAIN


Meaning of REMAIN in English

I. ri-ˈmān intransitive verb

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French remaindre, from Latin remanēre, from re- + manēre 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

II. noun

Date: 15th century

1. obsolete : stay

2. : a remaining part or trace — usually used in plural

3. plural : a dead body

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.