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to remain
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
State verb
Regular
Present tense
remain
3rd person singular
remains
Present participle
remaining
Past simple
remained
Past participle
remained
Examples
Despite the challenges, he remained optimistic.
02
to stay in the place one has been for some time
Intransitive: to remain somewhere
Examples
After the meeting, she decided to remain in the conference room to review the documents.
03
to stay in existence after other parts or elements have disappeared or been used up
Intransitive
Examples
The ancient ruins are all that remain of the once-thriving civilization.
04
(of tasks, issues, or actions) to still be incomplete or unaddressed
Intransitive
Examples
Several important decisions remain to be made before the project can move forward.
Lexical Tree
remaining
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