remained; remaining; remains
1
a
: to be a part not destroyed, taken, or used up
only a few ruins remain
b
: to be something yet to be shown, done, or treated
it remains to be seen
2
: to stay in the same place or with the same person or group
especially
: to stay behind
3
: to continue unchanged
the fact remains that we can't go
Examples of remain in a Sentence
Verb
Little remained after the fire.
Only two minutes still remain in the game.
The question remains: who fired the shot?
She remained in Boston after she finished college.
The soldiers were ordered to remain at their posts.
I remained behind after the class had ended.
He remained with the team.
Noun
the remains of the house ripped apart by the tornado littered the block for weeks afterward
archaeologists discovered the remains of an Incan woman and carefully excavated her burial site, which promised to yield important clues about her status
gathered up the remains of the buffet and delivered them to a local homeless shelter
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Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2025
The White House visit is a significant achievement for Bukele, whose authoritarian tactics to remain in power were condemned by the Biden administration just a few years ago.
—David Catanese, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2025
Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2025
And in late March, when Cross’s remains were identified, his sister, mother, and a team scoured the site for five days to find more remains.
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Verb
That means such products imported from China will apparently not be subjected to the 125% tariff U.S. President Donald Trump slapped on Beijing (a 20% tariff will remain).
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2025
The White House visit is a significant achievement for Bukele, whose authoritarian tactics to remain in power were condemned by the Biden administration just a few years ago.
—David Catanese, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
The digital record ensures that the shipwreck will keep yielding information long after the physical remains have disintegrated, experts said.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2025
And in late March, when Cross’s remains were identified, his sister, mother, and a team scoured the site for five days to find more remains.
—Dawn Klavon, People.com, 13 Apr. 2025
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“Remain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/remain. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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remain
1 of 2 verb
re·main
ri-ˈmān 
1
a
: to be a part not destroyed, taken, or used up
little remained after the fire
b
: to be something yet to be shown, done, or treated
that remains to be seen
2
: to stay in the same place or with the same person or group
especially
: to stay behind
3
: to continue unchanged
the weather remained cold
remain
2 of 2 noun1
: whatever is left over or behind
—usually used in plural
the remains of a meal
2
plural
: a dead body
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