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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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