Standard Lemma guide

remaining

adj · noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ɹɪˈmeɪnɪŋ/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -eɪnɪŋ
  • CMU ARPABET: R IH0 M EY1 N IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: R IY0 M EY1 N IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Which remains, especially after something else has been removed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • May I have the only remaining cake?

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An act or occurrence by which someone or something remains

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

remnant.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, rare

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

present participle and gerund of remain

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

Examples

  • They will be remaining behind. (progressive)
  • My remaining at the beach house kept it from being vandalized. (gerund)
  • The remaining paint shall be properly disposed of. (participle used as adjective)

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

not used up

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • leftover meatloaf
  • she had a little money left over so she went to a movie
  • some odd dollars left
  • saved the remaining sandwiches for supper
  • unexpended provisions

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: leftover, left over(p), left(p), odd, unexpended

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

By surface analysis, remain + -ing.

Across languages

Translations

35 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: yerdə qalan — which remains
  • Catalan: romanent — which remains
  • Catalan: restant — which remains
  • Catalan: sobrer — which remains
  • Chinese Mandarin: 剩下的 — which remains
  • Czech: zbývající — which remains
  • Danish: resterende — which remains
  • Danish: tilbageværende — which remains
  • Finnish: jäljelle jäänyt — which remains
  • Finnish: jäljellä oleva — which remains
  • French: qui reste — which remains
  • French: restant — which remains
  • German: verbleibend — which remains
  • German: restlich — which remains
  • Ancient Greek: λοιπός (loipós) — which remains
  • Ingrian: jäännös — which remains
  • Latin: cēterus — which remains
  • Latin: reliquus — which remains
  • Latin: residuus — which remains
  • Malayalam: ശേഷിക്കുന്ന (śēṣikkunna) — which remains
  • Malayalam: ബാക്കി (bākki) — which remains
  • Norwegian Bokmål: gjenstående — which remains
  • Norwegian Bokmål: gjenværende — which remains
  • Norwegian Bokmål: resterende — which remains
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: gjenverande — which remains
  • Polish: pozostały — which remains
  • Polish: zachowany — which remains
  • Punjabi: ਬਾਕੀ (bākī) — which remains
  • Russian: остальной (ostalʹnoj) — which remains
  • Spanish: restante — which remains
  • Spanish: remanente — which remains
  • Spanish: remaneciente — which remains
  • Swedish: återstående — which remains
  • Swedish: kvarvarande — which remains
  • Ottoman Turkish: آرتق (artık) — which remains
Real reading context

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