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Learn to pronounce re·main

/rəˈmān/
verb
continue to exist, especially after other similar or related people or things have ceased to exist.
"a cloister is all that remains of the monastery"
synonyms: continue to exist, endure, last, abide, go on, carry on, persist, hang in the air, stay around, stand, be extant, hold out, prevail, survive, live on, residual, surviving, left, left over, unused, extra, surplus, spare, superfluous, excess, in excess, in addition, lasting, enduring, continuing, persisting, lingering, abiding, long-lived, (still) existing, extant, in existence, living, lifelong, long-term, perennial

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Sep 12, 2024 · 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 remains to be seen.
to continue to exist when other parts or other things no longer exist: After the flood, nothing remained of the village.
to continue to exist when other parts or other things no longer exist: After the flood, nothing remained of the village.
remain in American English · 1. to be left or left over when the rest has been taken away, destroyed, or disposed of in some way · 2. a. to stay while others go.
verb · to stay behind or in the same place. to remain at home. only Tom remained · copula to continue to be. to remain cheerful · to be left, as after use, ...
Other forms: remained; remains; remaining. To remain is to stay in the same place or situation. You can remain at home instead of going out to the movies ...
REMAIN meaning: 1 : to be left when the other parts are gone or have been used; 2 : to be something that still needs to be done, dealt with, ...
to remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state the fact remains: it's still impossible to be in two places at once.
to continue to be something; to be still in the same state or condition. Extra Examples It remains the case that not enough graduates are going into teaching.
to go on being; continue in a particular way without a change. He remained quiet all afternoon.After a week in the hospital, the patient remains very ill.