remain
noun
1. State of remaining; stay.
2. That which is left; relic; remainder; -- chiefly in the plural.
3. (plural only) remains: That which is left of a human being after the life is gone; relics; a dead body.
4. The posthumous works or productions, especially literary works of one who is dead.
verb
1. stay the same; remain in a certain state
- The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it
- He remained unmoved by her tears
Definition categories: change, be
2. continue in a place, position, or situation
- despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year
Similar word(s): continue, stay
Definition categories: stative, be
3. 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
Definition categories: stative, be
4. stay behind
- The hostility remained long after they made up
Similar word(s): persist, stay
Definition categories: stative
Sentences with remain as a verb:
- There was no food in the house, so I had to remain hungry.
- The light remained red for two full minutes.