remain
That which is left; relic; remainderThat which is left; relic; remainder.
Recorded US: Dvortygirl, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
» He remained silent for a while.
Er blieb eine Zeitlang still. — Hans_Adler
Якийсь час він мовчав. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
4 senses(in the plural)That which is left; relic; remainder.
ре́штаréšta, за́лишокzályšok, оста́чаostáča
(in the plural)That which is left of a human being after the life is gone; relics; a dead body.
Posthumous works or productions, especially literary works.
(obsolete)State of remaining; stay.
Examples
1308 sentencesHe remained silent for a while.
Якийсь час він мовчав. — deniko
deEr blieb eine Zeitlang still. — Hans_Adler
He remained poor all his life.
Він був бідним усе життя. — aandrusiak
deEr blieb sein Leben lang arm. — kriskelvin
Perhaps I should remain here with Tom.
Можливо, мені треба залишитися тут із Томом. — deniko
The door remained closed.
Двері залишилися зачиненими. — deniko
ruДверь оставалась закрытой. — sharptoothed
deDie Tür blieb geschlossen. — Wolf
The boy remained silent.
Хлопчик мовчав. — deniko
ruМальчик молчал. — ae5s
deDer Junge blieb still. — MUIRIEL
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English remainen, from Old French remain-, stressed stem of remanoir, from LatFrom 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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Forms
plural: remainsCollocations
12 patterns- remained silent
- remain calm
- to remain calm
- to remain anonymous
- remain anonymous
- to remain silent
- remain in bed
- remained silent for
- remain seated
- remained quiet
- to remain in
- wish to remain
See also
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