remaining
/ɹɪˈmeɪnɪŋ/
remaining is the present participle and gerund of remain.
Noun
remaining (plural remainings)
- An 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.1580, Thomas Cranmer, An Answer Unto A Crafty and Sophistical Cavillation Devised by Stephen Gardiner, Parker Society, published 1844, page 298
- 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, […]1864 August 8, William H. Seward, “Mr Seward to Mr Pike, No. 171”, in Papers Relating to Foreign Affairs, Part 3, published 1865, page 322
- remnant.
Meaning of remain
Verb
remain (third-person singular simple present remains, present participle remaining, simple past and past participle remained)
- To stay after others or other parts have been removed or otherwise disappeared.
- After three rounds of interviews, only 5 candidates remained.
- To be left after a number or quantity has been subtracted or cut off; to be left as not included or comprised.
- If you divide 20 apples between three people, each gets six and two remain.
- Synonyms:
- rest
- To continue unchanged in place, form, or condition, or undiminished in quantity; to abide; to stay; to endure; to last.
- Promise me you will always remain my good little girl.
- To await; to be left to.
- Synonyms:
- await
- To continue in a state of being.
- There was no food in the house, so I had to remain hungry.
- Synonyms:
- stay
Adjective
remaining (not comparable)
- 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.2020 August 4, Jason Schreier, “Blizzard Employees Share Salaries With Each Other to Protest Wage Disparities”, in Time, archived from the original on 06 Aug 2020
Synonyms of remaining
Forms of remaining
| plural | remainings |
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Origin of remaining
By surface analysis, remain + -ing.
Words formed from remaining
Phrases with remaining
Words that rhyme with remaining
- training
- draining
- planing
- waning
- aquatraining
- baning
- caning
- chaining
- complaining
- craning
- entertaining
- feigning
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Questions about remaining
- What does remaining mean?
- Remaining means an act or occurrence by which someone or something remains.
- What is remaining the present participle and gerund of?
- Remaining is the present participle and gerund of remain.
- What part of speech is remaining?
- Remaining can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce remaining?
- Remaining is pronounced /ɹɪˈmeɪnɪŋ/.
- What is the plural of remaining?
- The plural of remaining is remainings.
Words near remaining in the dictionary
Source and license
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