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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.
The question remains: who fired the shot? She remained in Boston after she finished college. The soldiers were ordered to remain at their posts. I remained behind after the class had ended. He remained with the team.
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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 remains of a person or animal are the parts of their body that are left after they have died, sometimes after they have been dead for a long time. The unrecognizable remains of a man had been found.
Definition of remains noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definition of remain verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
It remains to be seen (= it will only be known later) whether you are right. There remained one significant problem. Questions remain about the President's honesty.
remains in British English. (rɪˈmeɪnz ) plural noun. 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.
Synonyms for REMAINS: rubble, debris, ruins, wreckage, remnant, ashes, residue, wreck; Antonyms of REMAINS: most, body, mass, weight, main, bulk, leaves, goes
