remain

re|main

W1S1 [rıˈmeın] v

[Date: 1300-1400; : Old French; Origin: remaindre, from Latin remanere, from manere 'to stay']

1.) [I always + adverb/preposition, linking verb]

to continue to be in the same state or condition

▪ Please remain seated until all the lights are on.

▪ We remained friends.

▪ The boy remained silent .

remain as

▪ Despite the job losses, Parker remained as manager.

remain unclear/unchanged/unanswered etc

▪ Many scientists remain unconvinced by the current evidence.

2.) [i]formal

to stay in the same place without moving away

= ↑stay remain at/in/with etc

▪ She was too ill to remain at home.

▪ The refugees were allowed to remain in the UK.

3.) [I]

to continue to exist or be left after others have gone, been used, or been destroyed

▪ Little of the original building remains.

▪ The score is tied, with fifteen minutes remaining.

▪ What remains of his original art collection is now in the city museum.

4.) [I]

to be left after other things have been dealt with

remain to be done

▪ Several points remain to be settled.

▪ There remained a few jobs still to be finished.

▪ The fact remains that racism is still a considerable problem.

5.) it remains to be seen

used to say that it is still uncertain whether something will happen or is true

▪ It remains to be seen whether the operation was successful.

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HINT sense 2

In spoken English it is more usual to use stay .

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