remain
That which is left; relic; remainder.
Noun 3 meanings
That which is left; relic; remainder.
That which is left of a human being after the life is gone; relics; a dead body.
Posthumous works or productions, especially literary works.
Verb 4 meanings
To stay after others or other parts have been removed or otherwise disappeared.
“After three rounds of interviews, only 5 candidates remained.”
To be left after a number or quantity has been subtracted or cut off; to be left as not included or comprised.
“If you divide 20 apples between three people, each gets six and two remain.”
To continue unchanged in place, form, or condition, or undiminished in quantity; to abide; to stay; to endure; to last.
“Promise me you will always remain my good little girl.”
To await; to be left to.
Etymology
From Middle English remainen, from Old French remain-, stressed stem of remanoir, from Latin remaneō, maneō, from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to stay”).
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REMAIN at a glance
REMAIN has 6 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (R 1 + E 1 + M 3 + A 1 + I 1 + N 1) and 10 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,530 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with remain
All rhymesOne letter away
- RETAIN6
- REGAIN7
- DEMAIN9
- REMAIL8
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