Remain

//ɹɪˈmeɪn//

Synonyms for "remain" (154 found)

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More specific

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Antonyms

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Synonyms

7 entries

Related terms

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derived

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distinct from

5 entries

manner of

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related to

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Showing 16 of 32 words.

Translations

256 translations across 75 languages.

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Afar

1 entries
  • suge verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)

Albanian

3 entries
  • mbetje noun (that which is left; relic; remainder)
  • qëndroj verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)
  • rri verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)

Ancient Greek

3 entries
  • μένω verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)
  • μένω verb (to continue unchanged)
  • μένω verb (to continue in a state of being)

Arabic

4 entries
  • باقي noun (that which is left; relic; remainder)
  • بَاقِي noun (that which is left; relic; remainder)
  • بَقِيَ verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)
  • بَقِيَ verb (to continue unchanged)

Armenian

2 entries
  • մնալ verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)
  • մնալ verb (to continue unchanged)

Aromanian

1 entries
  • armãn verb (to continue unchanged)

Bashkir

2 entries
  • ҡалыу verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)
  • ҡалыу verb (to be left over after a portion is removed)

Belarusian

2 entries
  • заста́цца verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)
  • застава́цца verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)

Bengali

2 entries
  • থাকা verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)
  • রওয়া verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • оста́тък noun (that which is left; relic; remainder)
  • оста́вам verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)
  • оста́вам verb (to be left over after a portion is removed)
  • оста́на verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)

Burmese

2 entries
  • ကျန် verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)
  • ကြွင်း verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)

Catalan

2 entries
  • quedar-se verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)
  • restar verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)

Central Kurdish

3 entries
  • مانەوە noun (state of remaining; stay)
  • مایەوە verb (to continue unchanged)
  • چاوەڕێ verb (to await; to be left to)

Cherokee

1 entries
  • ᎡᏙᎮᏍᏗᏉᎠ verb (to continue unchanged)

Cheyenne

1 entries
  • sétoo'e verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)
  • 剩下 verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)
  • 剩餘 /剩余 verb (to be left over after a portion is removed)
  • verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)

Czech

3 entries
  • zbýt verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)
  • zůstat verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)
  • zůstat verb (to continue unchanged)

Danish

3 entries
  • rest noun (that which is left; relic; remainder)
  • blive verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)
  • forblive verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)

Dutch

4 entries
  • achterblijven verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)
  • blijven verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)
  • blijven verb (to continue unchanged)
  • resteren verb (to continue unchanged)

Esperanto

3 entries
  • resti verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)
  • resti verb (to continue unchanged)
  • resti verb (to await; to be left to)

Finnish

4 entries
  • jäänne noun (that which is left; relic; remainder)
  • oleskelu noun (state of remaining; stay)
  • jäädä verb (to continue unchanged)
  • jäädä jäljelle verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)

French

4 entries
  • reste noun (that which is left; relic; remainder)
  • demeurer verb (to continue unchanged)
  • rester verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)
  • rester verb (to continue unchanged)

Galician

3 entries
  • ficar verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)
  • quedar verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)
  • quedar verb (to continue unchanged)

Georgian

2 entries
  • დარჩენა noun (state of remaining; stay)
  • ნარჩენი noun (that which is left; relic; remainder)

German

4 entries
  • bleiben verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)
  • bleiben verb (to continue unchanged)
  • bleiben verb (to continue in a state of being)
  • zurückbleiben verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)

Gothic

1 entries
  • 𐌱𐌹𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽 verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)

Greek

1 entries
  • παραμένω verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)

Hebrew

2 entries
  • זֵכֶר noun (that which is left; relic; remainder)
  • נִשְׁאַר verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)

Hindi

3 entries
  • अवशेष noun (that which is left; relic; remainder)
  • टिकना verb (to continue unchanged)
  • रहना verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)

Hungarian

3 entries
  • marad verb (to be left over after a portion is removed)
  • ott marad verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)
  • úgy marad verb (to continue unchanged)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • dvelja verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)

Ingrian

1 entries
  • jäävvä verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)

Istro-Romanian

1 entries
  • rămăre verb (to continue unchanged)

Italian

4 entries
  • restare verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)
  • rimanere verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)
  • rimanere verb (to continue unchanged)
  • stare verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)

Jamaican Creole

1 entries
  • tan verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)

Japanese

4 entries
  • とどまる verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)
  • 居残る verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)
  • 残る verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)
  • 残る verb (to be left over after a portion is removed)

Karakhanid

1 entries
  • قَلْماقْ verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)

Khmer

4 entries
  • ឋិត verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)
  • នៅ verb (to continue unchanged)
  • នៅនឹង verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)
  • សល់ verb (to be left over after a portion is removed)

Korean

2 entries
  • 머무르다 verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)
  • 머무르다 verb (to continue unchanged)

Lao

1 entries
  • ຢູ່ verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)

Latin

4 entries
  • maneo verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)
  • maneo verb (to continue unchanged)
  • remaneo verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)
  • sedeo verb (to continue unchanged)

Macedonian

2 entries
  • остане verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)
  • останува verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)

Māori

4 entries
  • rarau verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)
  • toe verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)
  • waiho verb (to continue unchanged)
  • whakanānā verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)

Ngazidja Comorian

1 entries
  • usalia verb (to continue unchanged)

North Frisian

3 entries
  • bliiv verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)
  • bliiw verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)
  • bliwe verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)

Norwegian

1 entries
  • gjenstå verb (to be left over after a portion is removed)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries
  • forbli verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)

Occitan

2 entries
  • remàner verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)
  • restar verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)

Old English

1 entries
  • bīdan verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)

Oromo

1 entries
  • hafuu verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)

Ottoman Turkish

2 entries
  • آرتمق verb (to be left over after a portion is removed)
  • قالمق verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)

Persian

4 entries
  • استوار بودن verb (to continue unchanged)
  • بازماندن verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)
  • ماندن verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)
  • پایداشتن verb (to continue unchanged)

Polish

4 entries
  • pozostałości noun (that which is left; relic; remainder)
  • pozostawać verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)
  • pozostawać verb (to continue in a state of being)
  • pozostać verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • resquício noun (that which is left; relic; remainder)
  • resto noun (that which is left; relic; remainder)
  • continuar verb (to continue unchanged)
  • esperar verb (to await; to be left to)

Quechua

1 entries
  • puchuy verb (to be left over after a portion is removed)

Romani

1 entries
  • aćhel verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)

Romanian

2 entries
  • rămâne verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)
  • rămâne verb (to continue unchanged)

Russian

4 entries
  • оста́ться verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)
  • оста́ться verb (to be left over after a portion is removed)
  • оста́ться verb (to continue unchanged)
  • остава́ться verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)

Saho

1 entries
  • suge verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)

Sanskrit

4 entries
  • गाधते verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)
  • तिष्ठति verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)
  • तिष्ठति verb (to continue unchanged)
  • तिष्ठति verb (to continue in a state of being)

Serbo-Croatian

3 entries
  • ostatak noun (that which is left; relic; remainder)
  • òstati verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)
  • о̀стати verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)

Slovak

1 entries
  • zostať verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)

Slovene

2 entries
  • obstati verb (to continue unchanged)
  • ostati verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)

Southern Altai

1 entries
  • калар verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)

Spanish

4 entries
  • resto noun (that which is left; relic; remainder)
  • restos noun (that which is left; relic; remainder)
  • ficar verb (to be left over after a portion is removed)
  • permanecer verb (to continue unchanged)

Swedish

4 entries
  • kvarvara noun (that which is left; relic; remainder)
  • bli kvar verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)
  • dvälja verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)
  • fortsätta att vara verb (to continue in a state of being)

Thai

2 entries
  • คงอยู่ verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)
  • อยู่ verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)

Tocharian B

3 entries
  • lip verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)
  • lip verb (to be left over after a portion is removed)
  • sāk verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)

Turkish

4 entries
  • artakalmak verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)
  • artakalmak verb (to be left over after a portion is removed)
  • kalmak verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)
  • kalmak verb (to continue unchanged)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • за́лишок noun (that which is left; relic; remainder)
  • оста́ча noun (that which is left; relic; remainder)
  • ре́шта noun (that which is left; relic; remainder)
  • залиша́тися verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)

Urdu

1 entries
  • رہنا verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)

Venetan

1 entries
  • star noun (state of remaining; stay)

Vietnamese

2 entries
  • còn verb (to continue unchanged)
  • ở lại verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)

Yiddish

3 entries
  • בלײַבן verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)
  • בלײַבן verb (to continue unchanged)
  • בלײַבן verb (to continue in a state of being)

Zazaki

1 entries
  • menden verb (to stay behind while others withdraw)

Sample sentences

23 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

How many days will you remain in London?

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Come what may, we must remain cheerful.

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The best bet on a rainy day is to remain indoors.

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One important thing to remember is that Americans may remain silent when you say something they don't agree with.

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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.