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English 4 senses of the word *remain*:
VERB	change	remain, stay, rest	stay the same
	stative	remain, stay, stay on, continue	continue in a place, position, or situation
	stative	remain	be left
	stative	remain, persist, stay	stay behind

remain pronunciation
Sounds	rihmey'n; riymey'n
Rhymes	abstain ... windowpane: 127 rhymes with eyn...

Englishremain: 4 senses verb 1, change
Meaning	Stay the same; remain in a certain state.
Pattern	Something is ----ing PP; Something ----s Adjective/Noun; Somebody ----s Adjective
Model	John will remain angry
Examples	"The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it" "He remained unmoved by her tears"
Synonyms	stay, rest
Narrower	be	To remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form
	keep, stay fresh	fail to spoil or rot
	keep out	Remain outside
	sit tight	Maintain the same position
	stand	Remain inactive or immobile
	stick together, stay together	Be loyal to one another, especially in times of trouble
Broader	be	Have the quality of being
Opposite	change	Undergo a change
Spanish	descansar, mantenerse, perdurar, permanecer, quedarse, quedar, reposar, restar, seguir
Catalan	descansar, mantenir-se, perdurar, quedar-se, quedar, reposar, restar, romandre, seguir

Englishremain: 4 senses verb 2, stative
Meaning	Continue in a place, position, or situation.
Pattern	Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP
Example	"despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year"
Synonyms	stay, stay on, continue
Narrower	bide, abide, stay	Dwell
Narrower	hold over	Continue a term of office past the normal period of time
Broader	be	Have the quality of being
Spanish	perdurar, permanecer, quedarse, quedar, restar, seguir
Catalan	perdurar, quedar-se, quedar, restar, romandre, seguir

Englishremain: 4 senses verb 3, stative
Meaning	Be left; of persons, questions, problems, results, evidence, etc..
Pattern	Something ----s
Examples	"There remains the question of who pulled the trigger" "Carter remains the only President in recent history under whose Presidency the U.S. did not fight a war"
Broader	be	Have the quality of being
Spanish	perdurar, permanecer, quedar, restar, seguir
Catalan	perdurar, quedar, restar, seguir
Nouns	remainder	a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold
	remainder	something left after other parts have been taken away
	remnant	a small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists

Englishremain: 4 senses verb 4, stative
Meaning	Stay behind.
Pattern	Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP
Example	"The hostility remained long after they made up"
Synonyms	persist, stay
Narrower	linger	Remain present although waning or gradually dying
Narrower	stick	endure
Spanish	hospedarse, perdurar, permanecer, persistir, quedarse, quedar, restar, seguir
Catalan	albergar, allotjar, perdurar, persistir, quedar-se, quedar, restar, romandre, seguir

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