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remaining

verbnounadjectivecommon in dialogue

  • //ɹɪˈmeɪnɪŋ//

Which remains, especially after something else has been removed.

verb

  1. 1

    Also a form of remainpresent participle and gerund of remain

    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)

Etymology

By surface analysis, remain + -ing.

noun

  1. 1

    obsoleteAn act or occurrence by which someone or something remains

    For where Gelasius saith, that "there remaineth the substance or nature of bread and wine," to declare thereby the remaining of two natures in Christ, you say, that "Gelasius' saying may be verified in the last, and not in the first," that is to say, that the nature of bread and wine remaineth.

    It is important for us to know to what extent the remaining of that naval force is advantageous, and I hope therefore, that you will seek an opportunity informally to confer upon this question, […]

    In this steadfast remaining with the Church that he so often criticizes, Küng shows himself to be a true son of Roman Catholicism.

  2. 2

    rareremnant.

adjective

  1. 1

    Which remains, especially after something else has been removed.

    May I have the only remaining cake?

    Last year, the company eliminated hundreds of jobs and asked some of the remaining staff to take on the responsibilities of those who were let go.

Forms

plural
remainings
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Lexical content from Wiktionary, under CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source entry · Data version 2026-08-23

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