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remains

The correct spelling is remains.

How to pronounce remains

/ɹɪˈmeɪnz/
noun

IPA: /ɹɪˈmeɪnz/

Say it like: Rem-ayn-s

The correct spelling is remains. (chiefly in the plural) That which is left; relic; remainder. For example: "There was no food in the house, so I had to remain hungry."

Usage Examples

There was no food in the house, so I had to remain hungry.

The light remained red for two full minutes.

The victim's remains were one small piece of bone.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.(chiefly in the plural) That which is left; relic; remainder.
  2. 2.(in the plural) That which is left of a human being after the life is gone; relics; a dead body.
  3. 3.Posthumous works or productions, especially literary works.
  4. 4.State of remaining; stay.
  5. 5.What is left after a person (or any organism) dies; a corpse.

verb

  1. 1.To stay behind while others withdraw; to be left after others have been removed or destroyed; to be left after a number or quantity has been subtracted or cut off; to be left as not included or comprised.
  2. 2.To continue unchanged in place, form, or condition, or undiminished in quantity; to abide; to stay; to endure; to last.
  3. 3.To await; to be left to.
  4. 4.To continue in a state of being.

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