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- pronunciation:
- rih
meIn
- features:
- Word Builder
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
remains, remaining, remained |
| definition 1: |
When you remain angry, it means that you don't stop being angry. If you remain in bed, it means that you stay in bed. If a broken window remains broken, it is still broken because nobody has fixed it.
The teacher asked her students to remain in their seats until class was over.Ari ate a big dinner and remained full for the rest of the night.- synonyms:
- last, persist, stay
- similar words:
- endure, hold, linger, stand
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| definition 2: |
When something remains, it is still there when all the others have gone. If only one old building remains on your block, then it is the only one left there now. Let's say that only your best friend remained after your party. This means that everyone else went home, but your best friend stayed.
After the party, all the sausage pizza was gone, but two pieces of mushroom pizza remained in the box.- synonyms:
- linger, stay
- antonyms:
- depart
- similar words:
- survive, wait
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| related words: |
keep, last, lie, persist, rank, run, stay |
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