English dictionary

remain

/r/I/'m/eI/n/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

stay the same; remain in a certain state

verb.change

Examples
The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it.

He remained unmoved by her tears.

Synonyms rest stay

Antonyms change

Source: WordNet 3.0
continue in a place, position, or situation

verb.stative

Examples
Despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year.

Synonyms continue stay stay on

Source: WordNet 3.0
be left; of persons, questions, problems, results, evidence, etc.

verb.stative

Examples
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.

Source: WordNet 3.0
stay behind

verb.stative

Examples
The hostility remained long after they made up.

Synonyms persist stay

Source: WordNet 3.0
To stay behind while others withdraw; to be left after others have been removed or destroyed; to be left after a number or quantity has been subtracted or cut off; to be left as not included or comprised.

verb

Source: webster1913
To await; to be left to.

verb

Source: webster1913