Collocations for "remain"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "remain" in context.
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remain
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- remain at [work, the school, the store] (after close)
- remain at home while you [go, do]
- remained at the [top, bottom] of
- remain [at, on] the scene
- will remain forever
- remain to [finish, wrap up]
- [not much, a lot] remains to be [done, seen]
- (that) remains to be seen
- it remains to be seen (whether)
- only [two] [days, parts, files] remain
- only [two] still remain (today)
- remains a [leader, example] for us all
- remains a mystery
- will remain [as is, unchanged]
- remain [open, closed, silent, still, behind]
- remains [intact, unbroken, in good shape]
- remains [unopened, untouched]
- remain [private, confidential]
- remain [constant, continuous] (throughout)
- remain available (for)
- remain available [until, through]
- remains [largely, fairly] [unknown, unchanged, intact]
- will remain in effect (until)
- will remain under [investigation, surveillance]
- remain strong through [cancer, the ordeal, the procedure]
- [nothing, little] remains of
- the [castle's, church's, building's] remains
- the remains of the [castle]
- [human, animal, chemical, archaeological, fossil] remains
- the [cremated, charred, rotting] remains of
- [officers, forensics, doctors] studied the remains (of the body)
- [study, analyze, transport] the remains
- the remains of a [bygone, forgotten] civilization
- the remains of [a person, the victim, a man]
'remain' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
a number of
- abreast
- active
- alert
- attentive
- buyer
- choose
- collected
- composed
- constant
- cornerstone
- country
- destiny
- doubtful
- eleven
- firmly
- grave
- insecure
- mark
- mum
- nineteen
- ninety
- objective
- optimistic
- property
- question
- stationary
- supply
- touch
- united
- vivid
- whereabouts
- wild
- wreckage