remain

🇺🇸 /rɪˈmeɪn/ 🇬🇧 /rɪˈmeɪn/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP500Oxford3000CEFR-B2
intransitive verb
B1

to stay the same

They remain in power by working together.

B1

to still be there after others are gone

Only half of the workers remain after the changes.

B1

to stay in one place

He must remain in jail until his court date.

B2

to still need to be done

Some problems remain to be solved.

translation

vi. to stay the same; to still be there after others are gone; to stay in one place; to still need to be done

Word Forms

3rd Present remains
Past remained
Perfect remained
Progressive remaining

Antonyms