Main Entry: ¹re·main

Pronunciation: \ri-ˈmān\

Function: intransitive verb

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French remaindre, from Latin remanēre, from re- + manēre to remain — more at mansion

Date: 14th century

1 a : to be a part not destroyed, taken, or used up <only a few ruins remain> b : to be something yet to be shown, done, or treated <it remains to be seen>
2 : to stay in the same place or with the same person or group; especially : to stay behind
3 : to continue unchanged <the fact remains that we can't go>