Remained vs. Remain

Remained vs. Remain — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Remained and Remain

Remainedverb

simple past tense and past participle of remain

Remainnoun

That which is left; relic; remainder.

Remainnoun

(in the plural) That which is left of a human being after the life is gone; relics; a dead body.

Remainnoun

Posthumous works or productions, especially literary works.

Remainnoun

(obsolete) State of remaining; stay.

Remainverb

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.

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Remainverb

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.

Remainverb

To await; to be left to.

Remainverb

(copulative) To continue in a state of being.

The light remained red for two full minutes.

Remainverb

stay the same; remain in a certain state;

The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry itrest assuredstay aloneHe remained unmoved by her tearsThe bad weather continued for another week

Remainverb

continue in a place, position, or situation;

After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviserStay with me, pleasedespite student protests, he remained Dean for another yearShe continued as deputy mayor for another year

Remainverb

be left; of persons, questions, problems, results, evidence, etc.;

There remains the question of who pulled the triggerCarter remains the only President in recent history under whose Presidency the U.S. did not fight a war
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Remainverb

stay behind;

The smell stayed in the roomThe hostility remained long after they made up