remain

intr.v., -mained, -main·ing, -mains.

1. To continue in the same state or condition: These matters remain in doubt.
2. To continue to be in the same place; stay or stay behind: We are remaining at home.
3. To be left after the removal, loss, passage, or destruction of others: Only a few trees remain. See synonyms at stay¹.
4. To be left as still to be dealt with: A cure remains to be found.
5. To endure or persist.

[Middle English remainen, from Old French remanoir, remainer, from Latin remanēre : re-, re- + manēre, to remain.]

verb

1. To continue to be in a place: abide, bide, linger, stay¹, tarry, wait. Informal stick around. Idioms: stay put. See continue/stop/pause.
2. To be in existence or in a certain state for an indefinitely long time: abide, continue, endure, go on, hold out, last², persist, stay¹. See continue/stop/pause.

v

Definition: stay, wait
Antonyms: depart, forge, go, leave, move

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IN BRIEF: To stay while others go.

To live remains an art which everyone must learn, and which no one can teach. — Havelock Ellis

Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - blive, forblive, vedblive, restere

idioms:

• remain in effect    blive ved med at gælde, fortsat være gyldig
• remain to be seen    vil vise sig, få at se
• the fact remains that    ikke desto mindre
• the question remains whether    det er stadig uklart, om

Nederlands (Dutch)
(over)blijven, (mv) stoffelijk overschot, (mv) nagelaten werken, (mv) resten

Français (French)
v. intr. - rester, demeurer, subsister, se maintenir

idioms:

• remain in effect    rester effectif, reste valable
• remain to be seen    reste à voir
• the question remains    toujours est-il que

Deutsch (German)
v. - übrigbleiben, bleiben

idioms:

• remain in effect    in Kraft bleiben
• remain to be seen    das bleibt abzuwarten
• the question remains    die Frage bleibt

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - παραμένω, (εν)απομένω, μένω
n. - απομεινάρι, λείψανο

idioms:

• remain in effect    εξακολουθώ να ισχύω
• remain to be seen    μένει να το δούμε
• the fact remains that    το γεγονός παραμένει ότι..
• the question remains whether    παραμένει το ερώτημα κατά πόσο

Italiano (Italian)
i resti mortalii, rimanere, restare, resto

idioms:

• remain to be seen    resta da vedere
• the fact remains that    resta il fatto che
• the question remains whether    resta da chiedersi se

Português (Portuguese)
v. - permanecer, sobrar, persistir
n. pl. - restos

idioms:

• remain to be seen    para ser examinado mais a frente
• the fact remains that    o fato permanece o mesmo
• the question remains whether    a questão é...

Русский (Russian)
остаться, оставаться

idioms:

• remain to be seen    подлежать последующему выяснению
• the fact remains that    и все-таки
• the question remains whether    следует, однако, выяснить

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - quedarse, permanecer, quedar, restar, sobrar

idioms:

• remain in effect    permanecer en vigor
• remain to be seen    esto queda por ver
• the question remains    la duda permanece, la cuestión permanece

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - återstå, stanna kvar, förbli
n. - kvarlåtenskap

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
剩下, 余留, 留下, 继续存在, 逗留

idioms:

• remain in effect    保持功效
• remain to be seen    尚待分晓
• the fact remains that    事实是...
• the question remains whether    问题仍然是...

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 剩下, 餘留, 留下, 繼續存在, 逗留

idioms:

• remain in effect    保持功效
• remain to be seen    尚待分曉
• the fact remains that    事實是...
• the question remains whether    問題仍然是...

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 남아 있다, 머무르다, ~않은 채 남아 있다

idioms:

• the fact remains that    사실은 ~이 남아 있다
• the question remains whether    ~인지 아닌지 의심하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 残る, 取り残される, とどまる, 結局なる, …のままである
n. - 残り, 残高, 残存者, 遺体, 残骸

idioms:

• remain in effect    有効のまま
• remain to be seen    目のつく所にとどまる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يبقى, يظل (الاسم) بقايا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮נותר, נשאר‬

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