remaining
B2
verb
noun
adj
Freq #4647
Meanings
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1
verb
present participle and gerund of remain
They will be remaining behind. (progressive)
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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.
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3
adj
Which remains, especially after something else has been removed.
May I have the only remaining cake?
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4
adj
not used up
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5
noun
remnant.
Etymology
By surface analysis, remain + -ing.