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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Remain \Re*main"\, v. t.
     To await; to be left to. [Archaic]
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           The easier conquest now remains thee.    --Milton.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Remain \Re*main"\ n.
     1. State of remaining; stay. [Obs.]
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              Which often, since my here remain in England,
              I 've seen him do.                    --Shak.
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     2. That which is left; relic; remainder; -- chiefly in the
        plural. ``The remains of old Rome.'' --Addison.
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              When this remain of horror has entirely subsided.
                                                    --Burke.
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     3. Specif., in the plural:
        (a) That which is left of a human being after the life is
            gone; relics; a dead body.
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                  Old warriors whose adored remains
                  In weeping vaults her hallowed earth contains!
                                                    --Pope.
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        (b) The posthumous works or productions, esp. literary
            works, of one who is dead; as, Cecil's Remains.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Remain \Re*main"\ (r?-m?n"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Remained
     (-m?nd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Remaining.] [OF. remaindre,
     remanoir, L. remanere; pref. re- re- + manere to stay,
     remain. See Mansion, and cf. Remainder, Remnant.]
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     1. 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.
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              Gather up the fragments that remain.  --John vi. 12.
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              Of whom the greater part remain unto this present,
              but some are fallen asleep.           --1 Cor. xv.
                                                    6.
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              That . . . remains to be proved.      --Locke.
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     2. To continue unchanged in place, form, or condition, or
        undiminished in quantity; to abide; to stay; to endure; to
        last.
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              Remain a widow at thy father's house. --Gen.
                                                    xxxviii. 11.
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              Childless thou art; childless remain. --Milton.
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     Syn: To continue; stay; wait; tarry; rest; sojourn; dwell;
          abide; last; endure.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Remain \Re*main"\ (r?-m?n"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Remained
     (-m?nd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Remaining.] [OF. remaindre,
     remanoir, L. remanere; pref. re- re- + manere to stay,
     remain. See Mansion, and cf. Remainder, Remnant.]
     1. 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.  --John vi. 12.
  
              Of whom the greater part remain unto this present,
              but some are fallen asleep.           --1 Cor. xv.
                                                    6.
  
              That . . . remains to be proved.      --Locke.
  
     2. 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. --Gen.
                                                    xxxviii. 11.
  
              Childless thou art; childless remain. --Milton.
  
     Syn: To continue; stay; wait; tarry; rest; sojourn; dwell;
          abide; last; endure.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Remain \Re*main"\, v. t.
     To await; to be left to. [Archaic]
  
           The easier conquest now remains thee.    --Milton.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  remain
       v 1: 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"
            [syn: stay, rest] [ant: change]
       2: 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" [syn: stay,
          stay on, continue]
       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"
       4: stay behind; "The smell stayed in the room"; "The hostility
          remained long after they made up" [syn: persist, stay]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  remain
     Αγγλικά vb.
     απομένω (''ομαλό ρήμα''-remained)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  remain
     n.
     1 (lb en mostly in the plural) That which is left; relic; remainder.
     2 (lb en in the plural) That which is left of a human being after the
  life is gone; relics; a dead body.
     3 posthumous works or productions, especially literary works.
  <!--is this plural? 1 remain = 1 work?-->
     4 (lb en obsolete) State of remaining; stay.
     vb.
     1 To stay after others or other parts have been removed or otherwise
  disappeared.
     2 (lb en mathematics) To be left after a number or quantity has been
  subtracted or cut off; to be left as not included or comprised.
     3 To continue unchanged in place, form, or condition, or undiminished
  in quantity; to abide; to stay; to endure; to last.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  remain
     n.
     1 (lb en mostly in the plural) That which is left; relic; remainder.
     2 (lb en in the plural) That which is left of a human being after the
  life is gone; relics; a dead body.
     3 posthumous works or productions, especially literary works.
  <!--is this plural? 1 remain = 1 work?-->
     4 (lb en obsolete) State of remaining; stay.
     vb.
     1 To stay after others or other parts have been removed or otherwise
  disappeared.
     2 (lb en mathematics) To be left after a number or quantity has been
  subtracted or cut off; to be left as not included or comprised.
     3 To continue unchanged in place, form, or condition, or undiminished
  in quantity; to abide; to stay; to endure; to last.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  remain
     n.
     1 (lb en mostly in the plural) That which is left; relic; remainder.
     2 (lb en in the plural) That which is left of a human being after the
  life is gone; relics; a dead body.
     3 posthumous works or productions, especially literary works.
  <!--is this plural? 1 remain = 1 work?-->
     4 (lb en obsolete) State of remaining; stay.
     vb.
     1 To stay after others or other parts have been removed or otherwise
  disappeared.
     2 (lb en mathematics) To be left after a number or quantity has been
  subtracted or cut off; to be left as not included or comprised.
     3 To continue unchanged in place, form, or condition, or undiminished
  in quantity; to abide; to stay; to endure; to last.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  remain
     n.
     1 (lb en mostly in the plural) That which is left; relic; remainder.
     2 (lb en in the plural) That which is left of a human being after the
  life is gone; relics; a dead body.
     3 posthumous works or productions, especially literary works.
  <!--is this plural? 1 remain = 1 work?-->
     4 (lb en obsolete) State of remaining; stay.
     vb.
     1 To stay after others or other parts have been removed or otherwise
  disappeared.
     2 (lb en mathematics) To be left after a number or quantity has been
  subtracted or cut off; to be left as not included or comprised.
     3 To continue unchanged in place, form, or condition, or undiminished
  in quantity; to abide; to stay; to endure; to last.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  remain
     Englanti vb.
     1 jäädä, jäädä jäljelle, olla jäljellä
     2 pysyä

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  remain
     Engelska n.
     återstod, rest, kvarlevor
     Engelska vb.
     1 förbli; inte förändras
     2 förbli, stanna kvar, kvarstå; fortsätta att vara

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  remain /ɹɪmˈeɪn/
  1. agterbly
  2. aanbly, bly

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Remain /ɹɪmˈeɪn/
  إبق

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  remain //ɹɪˈmeɪn// 
  остатък
  That which is left; relic; remainder

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  remain //ɹɪˈmeɪn// 
  1. оставам
  to be left over after a portion is removed
  2. оста́вам, оста́на
  to stay behind while others withdraw