Definition of remain

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  • remain is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 8
  • remain is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 8
  • remain is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 10

Definition of remain

  • stay the same; remain in a certain state (verb)

    Examples

    1. The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it
    2. He remained unmoved by her tears

    Synonyms

    1. rest
    2. stay
  • continue in a place, position, or situation (verb)

    Examples

    1. despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year

    Synonyms

    1. continue
    2. stay
    3. stay on
  • stay behind (verb)

    Examples

    1. The hostility remained long after they made up

    Synonyms

    1. persist
    2. stay
  • be left; of persons, questions, problems, results, evidence, etc. (verb)

    Examples

    1. There remains the question of who pulled the trigger
    2. Carter remains the only President in recent history under whose Presidency the U.S. did not fight a war

See definition of remain in Merriam Webster