remain

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US /ɹɪˈmeɪn/ See IPA manual

Freq #1563

Meanings

1

verb
To stay in the same place or condition.

Please remain in your seats until the plane stops.
2

verb
To continue to be in a particular state.

He remained calm throughout the emergency.
3

verb
To be left after others or other parts are gone.

After three rounds, only five candidates remained.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to stay in the same place... stay

2 verb · to continue to be in a... stay

More abidebelavebeleave belive bide continue dwell keep last stand tarry

Opposites

leave

Word family

Forms remained

Derived forms bremainbremoanerremaineeremainerremainiac

Related forms remainder

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Proverbs (1)

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The more things change the more they stay the same
Matching variant: The more things change the more they remain the same

Simplified etymology

Remain, recorded from the late Middle English period, ultimately derives from Latin manere “to stay,” also the source of mansion, manse, and manor.

Etymology

From Middle English remainen, from Old French remain-, stressed stem of remanoir, from Latin remaneō, maneō, from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to stay”). Displaced native Middle English beliven, bliven (“to remain”) (from Old English belīfan (“to remain, stay”)) due to confluence with related Middle English beleven (“to leave behind”), with which it merged. More at beleave and belive.

*men- (stay) Proto-Indo-European remainen Middle English remaneō Latin *men- Proto-Indo-European

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# remain

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ɹɪˈmeɪn/
**Frequency rank:** 1563

## Meanings
1. To stay in the same place or condition.
2. To continue to be in a particular state.
3. To be left after others or other parts are gone.

## Examples
- Please remain in your seats until the plane stops.
- He remained calm throughout the emergency.
- After three rounds, only five candidates remained.

## Synonyms
- abide
- belave
- beleave
- belive
- bide
- continue
- dwell
- keep
- last
- stand
- stay
- tarry

## Antonyms
- leave

## Derived Forms
- bremain
- bremoaner
- remainee
- remainer
- remainiac

## Related Forms
- remainder

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *men- (stay)
- Root: remainen
- Root: remaneō
- Root: *men-

## Etymology
From Middle English remainen, from Old French remain-, stressed stem of remanoir, from Latin remaneō, maneō, from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to stay”). Displaced native Middle English beliven, bliven (“to remain”) (from Old English belīfan (“to remain, stay”)) due to confluence with related Middle English beleven (“to leave behind”), with which it merged. More at beleave and belive.

## AI Etymology
Remain comes from Middle English remainen, from Old French remain-, stressed stem of remanoir, from Latin remaneō, maneō, from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to stay”). Displaced native Middle English beliven, bliven (“to remain”) (from Old English belīfan (“to remain, stay”)) due to confluence with related Middle English beleven (“to leave behind”), with which it merged. More at beleave and belive. Modern senses include to stay in the same place or condition. and to continue to be in a particular state.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as bremain, bremoaner, remainee, remainer, and remainiac and related forms such as remainder.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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