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remans

remans is the third-person singular simple present indicative of reman.

Meaning of reman

Verb

reman (third-person singular simple present remans, present participle remanning, simple past and past participle remanned)

  1. To supply with new personnel.
    • For a short time in the later stages of World War I, one of the 4-6-0s was utilised also on a slow train from Perth to Glasgow, returning with the 1.30 p.m. from Glasgow to Aberdeen, on which it was remanned at Perth; it came back to Perth with the 8 p.m. fish train from Aberdeen.1959 June, A. G. Dunbar, “The "Cardeans" of the Caledonian”, in Trains Illustrated, page 312

Questions about remans

What is remans the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Remans is the third-person singular simple present indicative of reman.

Words near remans in the dictionary

  1. remanipulating
  2. remanipulation
  3. remanipulations
  4. remanned
  5. remanning
  6. remans
  7. remantadine
  8. remanufacturability
  9. remanufacturable
  10. remanufacture
  11. remanufactured

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