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R0143000 (rĭ-mān′)intr.v. re·mained, re·main·ing, re·mains 1. To continue in the same state or condition: These matters remain in doubt.2. To continue to be in the same place; stay or stay behind: We are remaining at home.3. To be left after the removal, loss, passage, or destruction of others: Only a few trees remained after the storm. See Synonyms at stay¹.4. To be left as still to be dealt with: A cure remains to be found.5. To endure or persist: Despite the passing of so many years, the fond memories remain.

[Middle English remainen, from Old French remanoir, remainer, from Latin remanēre : re-, re- + manēre, to remain; see men- in Indo-European roots.]

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(rɪˈmeɪn) vb (mainly intr) 1. to stay behind or in the same place: to remain at home; only Tom remained. 2. (copula) to continue to be: to remain cheerful. 3. to be left, as after use, consumption, the passage of time, etc: a little wine still remained in the bottle. 4. to be left to be done, said, etc: it remains to be pointed out. [C14: from Old French remanoir, from Latin remanēre to be left, from re- + manēre to stay]

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v.i. 1. to continue to be as specified; continue in the same state. 2. to stay behind or in the same place. 3. to be left after the removal, loss, or destruction of all else. 4. to be left to be done, told, shown, etc. 5. to be reserved or in store. n. 6. Usu., remains. something that remains or is left. 7. remains, a. traces of some quality, condition, etc. b. a dead body; corpse. c. parts or substances remaining from animal or plant life: fossil remains. d. writings unpublished at the time of the author's death. [1375–1425; late Middle English < Anglo-French remain-, tonic s. of Middle French remanoir < Latin remanēre=re- re- + manēre to stay]

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bide one's time - Based on abide, meaning "remain" or "to wait awhile."
marcescent - Describes leaves that wither but remain attached to the stem.
mansion, mansionary - Mansion first meant the action of living or remaining in a place, from French manere, "remain," from Latin mansio, "staying"; mansionary is an adjective meaning "resident."
stick-in-the-mud - Based on the notion of "to stick in the mud, to be content to remain in an abject condition."

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Remain and stay are often used with the same meaning. Remain is more formal than stay. To remain or stay in a particular state means to continue to be in that state.

Oliver remained silent.I stayed awake all night.

If you remain or stay in a place, you do not leave it.

I was allowed to remain at home.Fewer women these days stay at home to look after their children.

If something still exists, you can say that it remains. Don't say that it 'stays'.

Even today parts of the old wall remain.The wider problem remains.

If you stay in a town, hotel, or house, you live there for a short time.

How long can you stay in Brussels?She was staying in the same hotel as I was.

Be Careful!
Don't use 'remain' with this meaning.

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Past participle: remained
Gerund: remaining

Imperative
remain
remain

Present
I remain
you remain
he/she/it remains
we remain
you remain
they remain

Preterite
I remained
you remained
he/she/it remained
we remained
you remained
they remained

Present Continuous
I am remaining
you are remaining
he/she/it is remaining
we are remaining
you are remaining
they are remaining

Present Perfect
I have remained
you have remained
he/she/it has remained
we have remained
you have remained
they have remained

Past Continuous
I was remaining
you were remaining
he/she/it was remaining
we were remaining
you were remaining
they were remaining

Past Perfect
I had remained
you had remained
he/she/it had remained
we had remained
you had remained
they had remained

Future
I will remain
you will remain
he/she/it will remain
we will remain
you will remain
they will remain

Future Perfect
I will have remained
you will have remained
he/she/it will have remained
we will have remained
you will have remained
they will have remained

Future Continuous
I will be remaining
you will be remaining
he/she/it will be remaining
we will be remaining
you will be remaining
they will be remaining

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been remaining
you have been remaining
he/she/it has been remaining
we have been remaining
you have been remaining
they have been remaining

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been remaining
you will have been remaining
he/she/it will have been remaining
we will have been remaining
you will have been remaining
they will have been remaining

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been remaining
you had been remaining
he/she/it had been remaining
we had been remaining
you had been remaining
they had been remaining

Conditional
I would remain
you would remain
he/she/it would remain
we would remain
you would remain
they would remain

Past Conditional
I would have remained
you would have remained
he/she/it would have remained
we would have remained
you would have remained
they would have remained

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	remain - 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"stay, restkeep out - remain outsidesit tight - maintain the same position; wait it out; "Let's not make a decision--let's sit tight"stay together, stick together - be loyal to one another, especially in times of trouble; "The two families stuck together throughout the war"be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"stand - remain inactive or immobile; "standing water"stay fresh, keep - fail to spoil or rot; "These potatoes keep for a long time"be - to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form; "let her be"
	2.	remain - 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, continuebe - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"abide, bide, stay - dwell; "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young"hold over - continue a term of office past the normal period of time
	3.	remain - 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"be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
	4.	remain - stay behind; "The smell stayed in the room"; "The hostility remained long after they made up"persist, staystick - endure; "The label stuck to her for the rest of her life"linger - remain present although waning or gradually dying; "Her perfume lingered on"

remain

verb1. continue, stay, go on, stand, dwell, bide The three men remained silent.2. stay behind, wait, delay, stay put (informal), tarry He remained at home with his family.
stay behind go, leave, depart3. continue, be left, endure, persist, linger, hang in the air, stay There remains deep mistrust of his government.

remain

verb1. To continue to be in a place:abide, bide, linger, stay, tarry, wait.Informal: stick around.Idiom: stay put.2. To be in existence or in a certain state for an indefinitely long time:abide, continue, endure, go on, hold out, last, persist, stay.

Translations

保持剩余逗留

remain

(rəˈmein) verb1. to be left. Only two tins of soup remain; Very little remained of the cinema after the fire; A great many things still remain to be done.剩余2. to stay; not to leave. I shall remain here.逗留3. to continue to be. The problem remains unsolved.保持reˈmainder (-də) noun the amount or number that is left when the rest has gone, been taken away etc. I've corrected most of the essays – the remainder will get done tomorrow.剩余部分reˈmains noun plural1. what is left after part has been taken away, eaten, destroyed etc. the remains of a meal. 残余，遗迹 2. a dead body. to dispose of someone's remains.遗体

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verb continue

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verb stay behind

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verb continue

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verb to continue to be in a place

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verb to be in existence or in a certain state for an indefinitely long time

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verb stay the same

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verb continue in a place, position, or situation

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verb stay behind

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