remain

noun

(chiefly in the plural) That which is left; relic; remainder.

(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.

verb

To continue unchanged in place, form, or condition, or undiminished in quantity; to abide; to stay; to endure; to last.

To stay after others or other parts have been removed or otherwise disappeared.

To await; to be left to.

(copulative) To continue in a state of being.

(mathematics) To be left after a number or quantity has been subtracted or cut off; to be left as not included or comprised.

Roots

rere- · Latin · back maneo-main · Latin · stay, remain

Synonyms for remain

stayv persistv continuev lingerv restn keepv residev abidev bidev dwellv subsistv perseverev

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Where does remain come from?

The word remain breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: re-, from Latin re (“back”); and -main, from Latin maneo (“stay, remain”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.