REMAINING
/ɹɪˈmeɪnɪŋ/
12
Scrabble
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WWF
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Definition
/ɹɪˈmeɪnɪŋ/
verb
- To stay behind while others withdraw; to be left after others have been removed or destroyed; to be left after a number or quantity has been subtracted or cut off; to be left as not included or comprised.
- To continue unchanged in place, form, or condition, or undiminished in quantity; to abide; to stay; to endure; to last.“There was no food in the house, so I had to remain hungry.”
- To await; to be left to.
noun
- An act or occurrence by which someone or something remains
- Remnant.
adjective
- Which remains, especially after something else has been removed.“May I have the only remaining cake?”
Source: Wiktionary
