Definition of Remain

Verb

  • stay behind
    "The smell stayed in the room"
    "The hostility remained long after they made up"
  • 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"
  • 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"
    - stay on
  • 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"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

Word games points for the Remain

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Unscramble remain

106 unscramble word found using the letters remain.

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