/ri mayn"/ , v.i.
1. to continue in the same state; continue to be as specified: to remain at peace.
2. to stay behind or in the same place: to remain at home; I'll remain here when you go to the airport.
3. to be left after the removal, loss, destruction, etc., of all else: The front wall is all that remains of the fort.
4. to be left to be done, told, shown, etc.: Only the dishwashing remains.
5. to be reserved or in store.
n.
6. Usually, remains . something that remains or is left.
7. remains ,
a. miscellaneous, fragmentary, or other writings still unpublished at the time of an author's death.
b. traces of some quality, condition, etc.
c. a dead body; corpse.
d. parts or substances remaining from animal or plant life that occur in the earth's crust or strata: fossil remains; organic remains.
[ 1375-1425; late ME remainen remain-, stressed s. of MF remanoir remanere, equiv. to re- RE- + manere to stay; see MANOR ]
Syn. 1. abide, stay. See continue. 2. wait, tarry, rest. 3. endure, abide.
Ant. 2. depart.