Meaning

4 senses
  1. (in the plural)That which is left; relic; remainder.

    ре́штаréšta, за́лишокzályšok, оста́чаostáča

  2. (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.

  4. (obsolete)State of remaining; stay.

Examples

1308 sentences
  1. He remained silent for a while.

    Якийсь час він мовчав. — deniko

    deEr blieb eine Zeitlang still. — Hans_Adler

  2. He remained poor all his life.

    Він був бідним усе життя. — aandrusiak

    deEr blieb sein Leben lang arm. — kriskelvin

  3. Perhaps I should remain here with Tom.

    Можливо, мені треба залишитися тут із Томом. — deniko

  4. The door remained closed.

    Двері залишилися зачиненими. — deniko

    ruДверь оставалась закрытой. — sharptoothed

    deDie Tür blieb geschlossen. — Wolf

  5. The boy remained silent.

    Хлопчик мовчав. — deniko

    ruМальчик молчал. — ae5s

    deDer Junge blieb still. — MUIRIEL

Translations

5 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
that which is left; relic; remainder:

Origin

From Middle English remainen, from Old French remain-, stressed stem of remanoir, from Lat

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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Forms

plural: remains
Singularremain
Pluralremains

regular

Collocations

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

neighbours in the dictionary

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