remain, v.
(remained, remaining, remains)
freq. cnt. 209
(remained, remaining, remains)
freq. cnt. 209
stay the same; remain in a certain state
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 173 freq. cnt.: 128 freq. cnt.: 43 freq. cnt.: 2
remain rest stay
sample sentences
"The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it""rest assured"
"stay alone"
"He remained unmoved by her tears"
"The bad weather continued for another week"
verb frames
Something is ----ing PPSomething ----s Adjective/Noun
Somebody ----s Adjective
John will %s angry
verb frames
Something is ----ing PPSomething ----s Adjective/Noun
Somebody ----s Adjective
John will %s angry
verb frames
Something is ----ing PPSomething ----s Adjective/Noun
Somebody ----s Adjective
semantic pointers
hypernym
hyponym
continue in a place, position, or situation
<verb.stative> freq. cnt.: 60 freq. cnt.: 38 freq. cnt.: 17 freq. cnt.: 5
continue remain stay stay on
sample sentences
"After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser""Stay with me, please"
"despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year"
"She continued as deputy mayor for another year"
verb frames
Somebody ----sSomebody ----s PP
verb frames
Somebody ----sSomebody ----s PP
verb frames
Somebody ----sSomebody ----s PP
verb frames
Somebody ----sSomebody ----s PP
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
be left; of persons, questions, problems, results, evidence, etc.
<verb.stative> freq. cnt.: 34 freq. cnt.: 34
remain
sample sentences
"There remains the question of who pulled the trigger""Carter remains the only President in recent history under whose Presidency the U.S. did not fight a war"
verb frames
Something ----s
semantic pointers
hypernym
stay behind
<verb.stative> freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 1
persist remain stay
sample sentences
"The smell stayed in the room""The hostility remained long after they made up"
verb frames
Something ----sSomething is ----ing PP
verb frames
Something ----sSomething is ----ing PP
verb frames
Something ----sSomething is ----ing PP
lexical pointers
derivationally related form