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remains remains definition

remains


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  remain 
 
  3  of  4  senses  of  remain 
 
  Sense  1 
  stay,  remain,  rest 
  =>  sit  tight 
  =>  stick  together,  stay  together 
  =>  stand 
  =>  keep  stay  fresh 
  =>  be 
 
  Sense  2 
  stay,  stay  on  continue,  remain 
  =>  bide,  abide,  stay 
 
  Sense  4 
  persist,  remain,  stay 
  =>  linger 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  remain 
 
  3  of  4  senses  of  remain 
 
  Sense  1 
  stay,  remain,  rest 
  =>  sit  tight 
  =>  stick  together,  stay  together 
  =>  stand 
  =>  keep  stay  fresh 
  =>  be 
 
  Sense  2 
  stay,  stay  on  continue,  remain 
  =>  bide,  abide,  stay 
  =>  overstay,  outstay 
 
  Sense  4 
  persist,  remain,  stay 
  =>  linger 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  remain 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  remain 
 
  4  senses  of  remain 
 
  Sense  1 
  stay,  remain,  rest 
  =>  be 
 
  Sense  2 
  stay,  stay  on  continue,  remain 
  =>  be 
 
  Sense  3 
  remain 
  =>  be 
 
  Sense  4 
  persist,  remain,  stay 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  remain 
 
  remain  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  remain 
 
  Sense  1 
  stay,  remain,  rest 
  =>  be 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  stay,  stay  on  continue,  remain 
  =>  be 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  remain 
  =>  be 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  persist,  remain,  stay 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  remains 
  archeological  remains 
  cremains 
  remains 
 
  Overview  of  noun  remains 
 
  The  noun  remains  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  remains  --  (any  object  that  is  left  unused  or  still  extant;  "I  threw  out  the  remains  of  my  dinner") 
  2.  cadaver,  corpse,  stiff,  clay,  remains  --  (the  dead  body  of  a  human  being) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  remain 
 
  The  verb  remain  has  4  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (139)  stay,  remain,  rest  --  (stay  the  same  remain  in  a  certain  state;  "The  dress  remained  wet  after  repeated  attempts  to  dry  it";  "rest  assured";  "stay  alone";  "He  remained  unmoved  by  her  tears";  "The  bad  weather  continued  for  another  week") 
  2.  (40)  stay,  stay  on  continue,  remain  --  (continue  in  a  place  position,  or  situation:  "After  graduation,  she  stayed  on  in  Cambridge  as  a  student  adviser";  "Stay  with  me  please";  "despite  student  protests,  he  remained  Dean  for  another  year";  "She  continued  as  deputy  mayor  for  another  year") 
  3.  (34)  remain  --  (be  left  of  persons,  questions,  problems,  results,  evidence,  etc  "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") 
  4.  (9)  persist,  remain,  stay  --  (stay  behind;  "The  smell  stayed  in  the  room";  "The  hostility  remained  long  after  they  made  up") 
 
  Overview  of  noun  remains 
 
  The  noun  remains  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  remains  --  (any  object  that  is  left  unused  or  still  extant;  "I  threw  out  the  remains  of  my  dinner") 
  2.  cadaver,  corpse,  stiff,  clay,  remains  --  (the  dead  body  of  a  human  being) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  remain 
 
  The  verb  remain  has  4  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (139)  stay,  remain,  rest  --  (stay  the  same  remain  in  a  certain  state;  "The  dress  remained  wet  after  repeated  attempts  to  dry  it";  "rest  assured";  "stay  alone";  "He  remained  unmoved  by  her  tears";  "The  bad  weather  continued  for  another  week") 
  2.  (40)  stay,  stay  on  continue,  remain  --  (continue  in  a  place  position,  or  situation:  "After  graduation,  she  stayed  on  in  Cambridge  as  a  student  adviser";  "Stay  with  me  please";  "despite  student  protests,  he  remained  Dean  for  another  year";  "She  continued  as  deputy  mayor  for  another  year") 
  3.  (34)  remain  --  (be  left  of  persons,  questions,  problems,  results,  evidence,  etc  "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") 
  4.  (9)  persist,  remain,  stay  --  (stay  behind;  "The  smell  stayed  in  the  room";  "The  hostility  remained  long  after  they  made  up") 



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