remains
Use Remains in a sentence
verb (used without object)
1.
to continue in the same state; continue to be as specified: to remain at peace.
2.
to stay behind or in the same place: to remain at home; I'll remain here when you go to the airport.
3.
to be left after the removal, loss, destruction, etc., of all else: The front wall is all that remains of the fort.
4.
to be left to be done, told, shown, etc.: Only the dishwashing remains.
5.
to be reserved or in store.
noun
6.
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
7.
remains.
a.
miscellaneous, fragmentary, or other writings still unpublished at the time of an author's death.
b.
traces of some quality, condition, etc.
c.
a dead body; corpse.
d.
parts or substances remaining from animal or plant life that occur in the earth's crust or strata: fossil remains; organic remains.
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| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
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remain (rɪˈmeɪn) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to stay behind or in the same place: to remain at home; only Tom remained |
| 2. | (copula) to continue to be: to remain cheerful |
| 3. | to be left, as after use, consumption, the passage of time, etc: a little wine still remained in the bottle |
| 4. | to be left to be done, said, etc: it remains to be pointed out |
| [C14: from Old French remanoir, from Latin remanēre to be left, from | |
| remains (rɪˈmeɪnz) | |
| —pl n | |
| 1. | any pieces, scraps, fragments, etc, that are left unused or still extant, as after use, consumption, the passage of time, etc: the remains of a meal; archaeological remains |
| 2. | the body of a dead person; corpse |
| 3. | Also called: literary remains the unpublished writings of an author at the time of his or her death |
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Word Origin & History
remain
late 14c., from O.Fr. remain-, stressed stem of remanoir, from L. remanere "to remain, to stay behind," from re- "back" + manere "to stay, remain." Remains (n.), euphemism for "corpse," is attested from c.1700, from mortal remains. The noun remain "those left over or surviving" is attested from late
15c., but the more usual n. form in Eng. has been remainder (earlly 15c.), from Anglo-Fr. remainder (O.Fr. remaindre), variant of O.Fr. remanoir.
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Example sentences
Last year a trench was dug through part of the site that was not expected to contain many remains.
Both primary and secondary metastatic bone cancer are recognizable as malformations that can be spotted in skeletal remains.
What makes a wine develop the exact flavors it does over time remains largely a mystery.
After parturition the uterus returns almost to its former condition, but certain traces of its enlargement remains.
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