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 remain remain /riːˈmeɪn/

verb

  1. () Stay the same; remain in a certain state  ( rest , stay , remain )
    stay the same; remain in a certain state
     The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it
    The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it
     Rest assured
    rest assured
     Stay alone
    stay alone
     He remained unmoved by her tears
    He remained unmoved by her tears
     The bad weather continued for another week
    The bad weather continued for another week
  2. () Continue in a place, position, or situation  ( continue , stay on , stay , remain )
    continue in a place, position, or situation
     After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser
    After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser
     Stay with me, please
    Stay with me, please
     Despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year
    despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year
     She continued as deputy mayor for another year
    She continued as deputy mayor for another year
  3. () Be left; of persons, questions, problems, results, evidence, etc.  ( remain )
    be left; of persons, questions, problems, results, evidence, etc.
     There remains the question of who pulled the trigger
    There remains the question of who pulled the trigger
     Carter remains the only President in recent history under whose Presidency the U.S. did not fight a war
    Carter remains the only President in recent history under whose Presidency the U.S. did not fight a war
  4. () Stay behind  ( stay , persist , remain )
    stay behind
     The smell stayed in the room
    The smell stayed in the room
     The hostility remained long after they made up
    The hostility remained long after they made up