remain
stay the same; remain in a certain state
How often you will meet it
Rank 877 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 20,966 times across 173,849 chapters — 0.010% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
verb
- stay the same; remain in a certain state also: stay, rest The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry itrest assured
- continue in a place, position, or situation also: stay, stay on, continue After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviserStay with me, please
- be left; of persons, questions, problems, results, evidence, etc. There remains the question of who pulled the triggerCarter remains the only President in recent history under whose Presidency the U.S. did not fight a war
- stay behind also: persist, stay The smell stayed in the roomThe hostility remained long after they made up
remain in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Now listen to me: I must still remain enchanted for three months.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1
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Graham's anxious demand was the first thing Bobby heard distinctly--the thing that warned him to remain secreted.
The Abandoned Room · Wadsworth Camp · Chapter 1
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When my ammunition is wasted, then shall I remain without any defence against wild men and beasts.
The Life and Most Surprising Adventures · Daniel Defoe · Chapter 1
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Kiki was tired by this time, and the sun was now setting, so he decided to remain here till morning.
The Magic of Oz · L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum · Chapter 1
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This was not a very brilliant opening; and the chances were, that he might remain a clerk all his life.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1