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verb

Remain v. t. To await; to be left to. (Archaic) "The easier conquest now remains thee."

Remain v. i. (past & past part. remained; pres. part. remaining)

To stay behind while others withdraw; to be left after others have been removed or destroyed; to be left after a number or quantity has been subtracted or cut off; to be left as not included or comprised. "Gather up the fragments that remain." "Of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep." "That... remains to be proved."

To continue unchanged in place, form, or condition, or undiminished in quantity; to abide; to stay; to endure; to last. "Remain a widow at thy father's house." "Childless thou art; childless remain."

Synonyms: To continue; stay; wait; tarry; rest; sojourn; dwell; abide; last; endure.

noun

Remain n.

State of remaining; stay. (Obs.) "Which often, since my here remain in England, I 've seen him do."

That which is left; relic; remainder; chiefly in the plural. "The remains of old Rome." "When this remain of horror has entirely subsided."

Specif., in the plural:

(a)

That which is left of a human being after the life is gone; relics; a dead body. "Old warriors whose adored remains In weeping vaults her hallowed earth contains!"

(b)

The posthumous works or productions, esp. literary works, of one who is dead; as, Cecil's Remains.

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Etymology of 'Remain'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Remain" Quotes from Famous Books

... "Chinese" Gordon. Among all the deeds of his varied and remarkable career he never succeeded in quite the same degree in winning fame and in commanding success. At Khartoum the eyes of the world were on him, but the Mahdi was allowed to remain victorious, and the Soudan still awaits fresh conquest. But during the two Taeping campaigns he was completely successful, and closed his work with an unqualified triumph. It was also the only ...

— The Life of Gordon, Volume I • Demetrius Charles Boulger

... principles would permit him to do so, to the interests of the Regent during the approaching assembly at Saumur; adding, moreover, that should the Queen deem his absence from the meeting desirable, he would remain at Court until it had terminated. So unexpected a concession highly gratified Marie, who, with many acknowledgments for his devotion to her cause, referred him to M. de Villeroy, by whom, his proposal having been demurely considered, it was declined; the minister being aware that the influence ...

— The Life of Marie de Medicis, Vol. 2 (of 3) • Julia Pardoe

... Birtha, "in love unpractised and unread," is the beau-ideal of innocence and purity of mind. Grondibert had just plighted his love to her when he was summoned to court, for king Aribert had proclaimed him his successor and future son-in-law. Gondibert assured Birtha he would remain true to her, and gave her an emerald ring which he told her would lose its lustre if he proved untrue. Here the tale breaks off, and as it was never finished the sequel is not known.—Sir W. Davenant, Gondibert ...

— Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1 - A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook • The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D.

... life during the time spent in the earthly paradise, and the difficulty of giving verisimilitude to the conversation between the woman and the snake. But he waxes most eloquent on the last and greatest difficulty—"since the composition must remain deprived of those poetic ornaments so dear to the Muses; deprived of the power to draw comparisons from implements of art introduced in the course of years, since in the time of the first man there was ...

— Milton • Sir Walter Alexander Raleigh

... what thou wouldst say. Let thy comrade remain below. Geoffery, conduct him to the refectory; Michael abides here. Haste, and ...

— Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 (of 2) • John Roby

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