/rɪˈmeɪn/
Translation
To stay in the same place or the same way, or to be left after the rest is gone.
Word origin
From Latin remanere, meaning to stay behind, from re (back) and manere (to stay).
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- remanere
- English cognates
- remainder, permanent
Grammar
Examples
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"Remain" means to stay in the same place.
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"Remains" is the form used with he, she, or it.
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"Remained" is the past form of "remain".
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