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