remain
verb/rɪˈmeɪn/
/rɪˈmeɪn/
(rather formal) not usually used in the progressive tensesVerb Forms
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they remain | /rɪˈmeɪn/ /rɪˈmeɪn/ |
| he / she / it remains | /rɪˈmeɪnz/ /rɪˈmeɪnz/ |
| past simple remained | /rɪˈmeɪnd/ /rɪˈmeɪnd/ |
| past participle remained | /rɪˈmeɪnd/ /rɪˈmeɪnd/ |
| -ing form remaining | /rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ/ /rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ/ |
- linking verb to continue to be something; to be still in the same state or condition
- remain + adj. to remain silent
- to remain standing/seated/motionless
- to remain calm/confident
- Train fares are likely to remain unchanged.
- It remains unclear whether Russia will in fact agree to the meeting.
- The museum will remain open to the public throughout the building work.
- Energy prices might remain high.
- His reputation remains intact.
- Production levels have remained constant.
- He is confident that demand will remain strong.
- The rumour was confirmed by a member of the Cabinet,who wished to remain anonymous.
- It remains true that sport is about competing well, not winning.
- Despite threats of strike action, the management remain hopeful that an agreement can be reached.
- remain + noun Her identity remains a mystery.
- to remain an issue/a problem
- In spite of their quarrel, they remain the best of friends.
- Scotland voted to remain part of the United Kingdom
- He remains a member of the Labour Party.
- remain as something He will remain as manager of the club until the end of his contract.
- As a result, sanctions remained in place.
- This law remained in force until 1917.
- Power remained in the hands of the former Communist leaders.
- They were able to remain in power by forming a coalition government.
- She remains in office until July.
- Interest rates will remain at current levels well into next year.
Extra Examples- It remains the case that not enough graduates are going into teaching.
- Security at the airport remains tight.
- The level of unemployment remains fairly constant at around 10%.
- The library will remain closed until next week.
- The pilot urged the passengers to remain calm.
- There is every prospect of the weather remaining dry this week.
- The man was not charged and the case remains under investigation.
- There is more evidence today that inflation remains under control.
- The company's reputation remains at risk.
- She remains on good terms with him.
- They remain on course to win the championship.
- The brothers remained under house arrest.
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- [intransitive] to still be present after the other parts have been removed, used, etc.; to continue to exist
- Very little of the house remained after the fire.
- Only about half of the original workforce remains.
- There were only ten minutes remaining.
- [intransitive] remain + adv./prep. to stay in the same place; to not leave
- They remained in Mexico until June.
- The plane remained on the ground.
- She left, but I remained behind.
- He remains in police custody until his next court date.
- His application to remain in this country failed.
- [intransitive] to still need to be done, said or dealt with
- remain to do something It remains to be seen (= it will only be known later) whether you are right.
- Much remains to be done.
- There remained one significant problem.
- Of course, problems remain.
- Questions remain about the president's honesty.
- I feel sorry for her, but the fact remains (that) she lied to us.
- The puzzle remains of what happened to the ship.
Language Bank neverthelessneverthelessConceding a point and making a counterargument- While the film is undoubtedly too long, it is nevertheless an intriguing piece of cinema.
- It can be argued that the movie is too long. It is nonetheless an intriguing piece of cinema.
- The film is undoubtedly too long. Still, it is an intriguing piece of cinema.
- Of course, huge chunks of the book have been sacrificed in order to make a two-hour movie, but it is nevertheless a successful piece of storytelling.
- Critics are wrong to argue that the film’s plot is too complicated. Certainly there are a couple of major twists, but audiences will have no difficulty following them.
- It is true that you cannot make a good movie without a good script, but it is equally true that a talented director can make a good script into an excellent film.
- It remains to be seen whether these two movies herald a new era of westerns, but there is no doubt that they represent welcome additions to the genre.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French remain-, stressed stem of remanoir, from Latin remanere, from re- (expressing intensive force) + manere ‘to stay’.
Idioms
See remain in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee remain in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishkeep/hold (yourself) aloof | remain/stand aloof
- to not become involved in something; to show no interest in people
- The Emperor kept himself aloof from the people.
Extra Examples- He has remained somewhat aloof from the business of politics.
- Some thought that Britain was standing aloof from Europe.
- There were many things that had kept her aloof and apart from the crowd.
- Angela remained aloof.
- She had always kept herself aloof from her colleagues.
remain/stand aloof | keep/hold (yourself) aloof
- to not become involved in something; to show no interest in people
- He has remained somewhat aloof from the business of politics.
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