• IPA: /ɹɪˈmeɪn/

remain (plural remains)

1. (mostly, in the plural) That which is left; relic; remainder.
2. (in the plural) That which is left of a human being after the life is gone; relics; a dead body.
3. Posthumous works or productions, especially literary works.
4. (obsolete) State of remaining; stay.

• French: reste
• Portuguese: resto, resquício
• Spanish: resto, restos

remain (remains, present participle remaining; past and past participle remained)

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.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), imprinted at London: By Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981 ↗, John 6:12 ↗:

     Gather up the fragments that remain.

   • 1689 December (indicated as 1690)​, [John Locke], Two Treatises of Government: […], London: […] Awnsham Churchill, […], OCLC 83985187 ↗:

     , Book I

     That […] remains to be proved.

2. To continue unchanged in place, form, or condition, or undiminished in quantity; to abide; to stay; to endure; to last.

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

   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), imprinted at London: By Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981 ↗, Genesis 38:11 ↗:

     Remain a widow at thy father's house.

3. To await; to be left to.
4. (copulative) To continue in a state of being.

   The light remained red for two full minutes.

• (to stay behind while others withdraw) linger, stay, tarry; See also Thesaurus:stay behind
• (to be left over after a portion is removed) rest, stay; See also Thesaurus:remain
• (to continue unchanged) endure, last, stay; See also Thesaurus:persist
• (to await; to be left to) await, bide, wait; See also Thesaurus:wait for
• (to continue in a state of being) stay
• belave

• French: rester
• German: bleiben, (stay behind) zurückbleiben, (to be left over) übrigbleiben
• Italian: stare, restare, rimanere
• Portuguese: ficar, permanecer, sobrar (of things), restar, remanescer
• Russian: остава́ться
• Spanish: quedarse, sobrar

• Russian: остава́ться
• Spanish: sobrar, restar (intransitive)

• French: demeurer, rester
• German: bleiben
• Italian: rimanere
• Portuguese: permanecer, continuar
• Russian: остава́ться
• Spanish: permanecer

• Portuguese: esperar

• German: bleiben
• Spanish: continuar, permanecer