remaining

B2
US /ɹɪˈmeɪnɪŋ/
verb noun adj Freq #4647

Meanings

  1. 1
    verb

    present participle and gerund of remain

    They will be remaining behind. (progressive)

  2. 2
    noun

    An act or occurrence by which someone or something remains

    For where Gelasius saith, that "there remaineth the substance or nature of bread and wine," to declare thereby the remaining of two natures in Christ, you say, that "Gelasius' saying may be verified in the last, and not in the first," that is to say, that the nature of bread and wine remaineth.

  3. 3
    adj

    Which remains, especially after something else has been removed.

    May I have the only remaining cake?

  4. 4
    adj

    not used up

  5. 5
    noun

    remnant.

Etymology

By surface analysis, remain + -ing.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
3 adj · which remains, especially... leftsurviving
4 adj · not used up odd

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