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- Dictionaryremains/rɪˈmeɪnz/
plural
- 1. the parts left over after other parts have been removed, used, or destroyed: "the remains of a sandwich lunch were on the table" Similar
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pieces or parts of something that continue to exist when most of it has been used, destroyed, or taken away: The remains of lunch were still on the table. We visited the remains of a 12th century monastery. human/someone's remains formal.
to be a part not destroyed, taken, or used up; to be something yet to be shown, done, or treated… See the full definition
REMAIN definition: 1. to stay in the same place or in the same condition: 2. to continue to exist when other parts or…. Learn more.
Remains definition: any pieces, scraps, fragments, etc, that are left unused or still extant, as after use, consumption, the passage of time, etc. See examples of REMAINS used in a sentence.
The word remains can mean a dead body, so a detective might investigate to find out if some bones found in a lake are human or non-human remains. You can also use remains to mean the part of something that's left behind after the rest has been used or thrown away.
[intransitive] to still be present after the other parts have been removed, used, etc.; to continue to exist. Very little of the house remained after the fire. Only about half of the original workforce remains.
Definition of remain verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun. /rɪˈmeɪnz/ [plural] remains (of something) the parts of something that are left after the other parts have been used, eaten, removed, etc. She fed the remains of her lunch to the dog. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Definitions on the go.
To remain is to stay in the same place or situation. You can remain at home instead of going out to the movies with your friends, but that doesn't mean you won't remain friends. If things remain the same, they don't change, and if your family remains in the same town, they don't move.
1. any pieces, scraps, fragments, etc, that are left unused or still extant, as after use, consumption, the passage of time, etc. the remains of a meal. archaeological remains. 2. the body of a dead person; corpse. 3. Also called: literary remains. the unpublished writings of an author at the time of his or her death. Collins English Dictionary.
