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remain English

Meaning remain meaning

What does remain mean?
Definitions in simple English

remain Verb

— If something remains it stays. It does not go away. I'll remain here as wait for you. He remained at home. — If something remains it does not change. She remains is pretty as ever. I remain loyal to the my friends.

remain Noun

— The remains of something are parts of something gone that are still here. This is often used for what is left of dead person whose body was damaged or decayed.

remain

— verb (= stay, rest) stay the same; remain in a certain state The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it rest assured stay alone He remained unmoved by her tears The bad weather continued for another week — verb (= stay, stay on, continue) continue in a place, position, or situation After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser Stay with me, please despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year She continued as deputy mayor for another year — verb be left; of persons, questions, problems, results, evidence, etc 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 — verb (= stay) stay behind The smell stayed in the room The hostility remained long after they made up

Synonyms remain synonyms

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remain English » English

stay abide keep left live continue dwell be left stay behind sit rest left over be left over stay on reside stop stand be survive linger exist wait stay over leave endure persist leftover stay put relic lie last go on be kept in be detained tarry stick retained remnants remains remainder position occupy maintain live one’s life leftovers in some place hold out hold give up frequent

Topics remain topics

What do people use remain to talk about?
Physical actions Move Not moving

Stay, remain
States Time

Continue, persevere
Social behavior Prosperity, trouble Respond to trouble

Survive
States Quantity Enough

Remain, remainder
Grammar General words Be

Exist
States Big Distance

Far

Conjugation remain conjugation

How do you conjugate remain?

remain · verb

Examples remain examples

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Simple sentences

The secret will remain a secret.
I remain confident that that'll happen.
The borders can remain closed for two years.
They were told by their doctor to remain in bed.
The best bet on a rainy day is to remain indoors.
I can no longer remain silent.
Please remain seated until the bus comes to a complete stop.
Please remain seated.
Please remain standing.
Whether Shakespeare wrote this poem or not will probably remain a mystery.
I want to remain anonymous in this.
The weather will remain cold for several days.
How many days will you remain in London?
Please remain seated until the bus stops completely.
Remain in your seats with your seat belts fastened.
This experience will always remain in my memory.
Whales can remain submerged for a long time.
Those who want to remain may do so.
I would rather remain single than live an unhappy life with him.
I am his friend and will remain so.
He is an honest man and will always remain so.

Movie subtitles

They remain as relics of one of the greatest civilizations in all history.
There will be those who, I think, understandably, will argue that we humans should remain hidden in the great galactic tall grasses, because, of course, maybe they're hungry, for example, and would like some hors d'oeuves.
Last time when that Lady's remain was found, it was the same reason too.
This should remain as a matter between us and the Lord. The cops have the right to know anything that might help them locate the body of my father.
Meyerism itself cannot remain static.
But I remain skeptical that merely keeping her daughter from skating could be motive for murder.
I do believe that this trophy shall remain mine.
And while the circumstances are unusual, it's clear your mother expressed a wish to remain here.
But her previous wishes were to remain here to the end.
Remain this evening the murderer sublimates that you are.
But, so as not to hinder the research of that inspector, his release must remain a secret.
A hundred seeds remain On the dandelion bloom.
I will not remain with you one minute longer if I do not receive complete satisfaction!
I have never yearned for another, and I remain for now and forever- Your Florence.
You'll remain incognito in the native city.
Algeria is and must remain a French province.
Didn't we declare in 1839 and again in 1848 that Algeria was and would remain a French province?
In the way that all living things must change and evolve, Meyerism itself cannot remain static.
However our bodies might be refashioned, so long as we hold on to our souls, we will remain who we are, no matter what occurs.
If you wished, you could even have gone back to the time when you were still human, and yet you chose to remain a cyborg who is fighting for humanity. without anyone knowing, without ever receiving thanks.
Remain quiet or I'll clear the room.
See that you remain that way.
Hoping this finds you, I beg to remain.
Miss Mina, I promise you that after tonight she will remain at rest, her soul released from this horror.
I prefer to remain and protect those whom you would destroy.
These jars will remain here for your further inspection.
There's no reason why we should remain strangers.
We will see who will remain here the longer.
John Mayer, you have the right to remain silent. If you do say anything, what you say can be used against you in a court of law.
I will not remain a single minute near you without getting complete satisfaction.
I will not remain here any longer!
We must apologize to the Lieutenant, and tell him that he may remain here.
Now, remain quiet, will you please?
THE GENTLEMEN WILL REMAIN IN THE BALLROOM, AND THE LADIES WILL GO UPSTAIRS.
Shall I remain here, Mrs. Corbett?
I'm sure you must see how impossible it would be for you to remain at the bank.
If he could remain here for a while and rest, I'm sure he'll be all right.
Remain quiet. Come on, boys.
There remain but eight members, which is three members less than last year. Then..

News and current affairs

Most of the weight will remain, and one's life prospects will have worsened significantly.
In the short run, the US current-account deficit will remain, regardless of which country runs bilateral surpluses.
A consensus has now been reached on the need to assist smallholders, but obstacles remain.
So I have no doubt that Britain must remain influential within the Union.
A host of problems remain unresolved: relations between Serbia and Montenegro and the status of Kosovo (not to mention Serbia's northern province of Vojvodina).
But we cannot be complacent that the forces of national egoism will remain in check.
There are many other similar commitments that the US has made in recent years to the UN that remain utterly unfulfilled.
A consensus is emerging that the gap between the US economy's growth potential and its actual performance will remain large for some time to come.
Unions, too, are resisting the necessary wage reductions, and public and private debtors fear the prospect of insolvency if their assets and revenues are assessed at a lower value, while their debts remain unchanged.
First, Europe and South America are more dominant than four years ago and remain the unchallenged great powers of international soccer.
We remain narrowly focussed on whether an initiative will be immediately good or bad for us.
NEW YORK - This year's annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund made clear that Europe and the international community remain rudderless when it comes to economic policy.
Dealing with the aftermath of the disaster will remain a financial burden even with the plant closed.
LONDON - Even after the passage of new financial regulations in the United States, the Dodd-Frank Act, and the publication of the Basel Committee's new capital requirements, the financial sector's prospects over the next few years remain highly uncertain.
Hundreds of millions of people, in the meantime, remain trapped in hunger.
Ultimately, a society that allows women to be brutalized will remain a breeding ground of generalized violence.
Despite making some progress in investigating the complaints and referring them to the justice system, as well as in raising public awareness about the issue, the challenges remain huge.
Often, her only choice is to remain silent or risk disgracing the family.
Behind the smiles, the polite interactions, and the cautiously worded diplomatic language, strong undercurrents of suspicion remain.
But the insistence on orthodoxy is still sufficiently strong in China to remain the default defense against political critics.
But even if tariffs and quotas are progressively reduced, trade flows may remain low if other trade costs remain high.

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