Word Image
plural: remains
Part Of Speech
noun, verb
Word Meaning
noun: (remains) a remaining part or trace; a dead body
verb: to be a part not destroyed, taken, or used up; to stay in the same place or with the same person or group; to continue unchanged
Word Family
remained
remaining
remainder
cremains
Sentences
Little remained after the fire ravaged the neighborhood.
Only two minutes still remaining in the game.
The question remains: who fired the shot?
I remained behind after the class had ended.
The remainder of the class was spent studying.
The soldiers were ordered to remain at their posts.
The weather remained dreary and rainy.
My father’s remains were brought home from Florida for the funeral.
She remained in Boston after she finished college.
You can share the remaining cookies with your friends.
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