remain

[ri-meyn] /rɪˈmeɪn/
verb (used without object)
1.
to continue in the same state; continue to be as specified:
to remain at peace.
2.
to stay behind or in the same place:
to remain at home; I'll remain here when you go to the airport.
3.
to be left after the removal, loss, destruction, etc., of all else:
The front wall is all that remains of the fort.
4.
to be left to be done, told, shown, etc.:
Only the dishwashing remains.
5.
to be reserved or in store.
noun
6.
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
7.
remains.
  1. miscellaneous, fragmentary, or other writings still unpublished at the time of an author's death.
  2. traces of some quality, condition, etc.
  3. a dead body; corpse.
  4. parts or substances remaining from animal or plant life that occur in the earth's crust or strata:
    fossil remains; organic remains.
Origin
1375-1425; late Middle English remainen < Anglo-French remain-, stressed stem of Middle French remanoir < Latin remanēre, equivalent to re- re- + manēre to stay; see manor
Related forms
unremaining, adjective
Synonyms
1. abide, stay. See continue. 2. wait, tarry, rest. 3. endure, abide.
Antonyms
2. depart.
Examples from the web for remain
  • We were urged to remain calm, to stay inside, to await further instructions.
  • But his phoniness would remain a weakness even if he won the presidency.
  • Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open your mouth and prove it.
  • Newspapers remain at the forefront of defending and promoting press freedom around the world.
  • They are strong swimmers and can remain submerged for as long as five minutes.
  • All but a few fragmentary episodes of her own long life remain unchronicled.
  • Leaves open pale gold in spring and remain pale chartreuse all summer.
  • They got much better grades, were more likely to remain married and were less dependent on welfare programs.
  • At the state and local level transport budgets will remain tight while unemployment is high.
  • Ninety percent of the world's oceans remain unexplored.
British Dictionary definitions for remain

remain

/rɪˈmeɪn/
verb (mainly intransitive)
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
See also remains
Word Origin
C14: from Old French remanoir, from Latin remanēre to be left, from re- + manēre to stay
Word Origin and History for remain
v.

early 15c., from Anglo-French remayn-, Old French remain-, stressed stem of remanoir "stay, dwell, remain; be left; hold out," from Latin remanere "to remain, to stay behind; be left behind; endure, abide, last" (cf. Spanish remaner, Italian rimanere), from re- "back" (see re-) + manere "to stay, remain" (see mansion). Related: Remained; remaining.

n.

"those left over or surviving," mid-15c., from Middle French remain, back-formation from Old French remanoir, remaindre, or else formed in Middle English from remain (v.). But the more usual noun in English has been remainder except in remains, euphemism for "corpse," attested from c.1700, from mortal remains.