remain

re-main · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Continue to exist, especially after other things have ceased.

  2. 2.

    Stay in the same place or condition.

  3. 3.

    Continue to be something.

  4. 4.

    Be left after others have gone or been used.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    remain to be seen — Not yet known; yet to be determined.
  • •
    remain silent — Say nothing.
  • •
    remain in effect — Continue to be valid.
  • •
    the fact remains — It is still true that.

Related words

Antonyms: depart, go, leave
See also: continue, leave, persist, stay
Synonyms: continue, endure, persist, stay

Etymology

From Old French remaindre, from Latin remanere ("to stay behind, remain"), from re- ("back") + manere ("to stay").