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remainn.1 Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French. Or (ii) formed within English, by conversion. Etymons: French remain ; remain v. Etymology: Either < Middle French remain, remaing that which is left, remainder (c1332), or independently < remain v. Compare remainder n., remanant n., remnant n. Originally Scottish. Now chiefly in plural. 1. In singular. the world > relative properties > wholeness > incompleteness > part of whole > that which is left or remainder > [noun] the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > [noun] > leaving undone > that which is not done > that which remains to be done c1430 (1844) I. 369/2 Thane may he..tak therof the soume till him of jt aucht gifand till him that jt laid in wed the remane therof gif ocht be attour. 1498 in G. Neilson & H. Paton (1918) II. 195 The sade James..to hald al the remane of the sade Wilyeame landis of Kylsyth. 1529 c. 13 §8 Only the Remain and Overplus above their Expences of their Housholds. 1579 T. North tr. Plutarch 12 Those which then returned with Theseus, did seeth in a great brasse potte all the remaine of their prouision. a1616 W. Shakespeare (1623) iii. i. 85 I know your Masters pleasure, and he mine: All the Remaine, is welcome. View more context for this quotation 1626 in J. Rushworth (1659) 230 I have been so frugal of making use of the old remain, that there is no need of ammunition, or other necessaries. 1687 32 This..is the antient Remain of the Soveraign Power and Prerogative of the Kings of England. 1716 A. Pope 20 Mar. (1956) I. 336 Chagrins more than their small remain of life was to undergo. 1811 tr. Marquise de Sévigné (new ed.) IV. ccccxxxvii. 114 I am well, for the remain of my disorder is not worth mentioning. a1849 T. L. Beddoes (1851) I. 203 This is the remain Of one best union of that deathless twain. 1994 B. G. Simon in J. E. Kerber ix. 196 The Stoughtonham Furnace site..contains the remain of an iron foundry. society > trade and finance > management of money > insolvency > indebtedness > [noun] > a debt > arrears 1501 in J. B. Paul (1900) II. 83 Giffin..in pairt of payment of lxiiij li. quhilk he bocht tymir for..the remane of the samyn tymmyr payit eftir that xix li. 1565 T. Cooper at Reliquus Camillus writeth that he hath receiued the remaines due vnto me. 1627 Earl of Manchester in (Hist. MSS Comm.) (1899) I. 267 The loans have brought in 240,000l. at least; therefore the remain must needs be got up, which is not past 50,000l. 1669 No. 367/4 The said Officers..shall proceed to the payment of the ensuing Orders, as the remain of that Taxe and the remaines of the [other] Taxe shall come in. 1718 in C. B. Gunn (1905) 179 As the remayn of the pryce of a cow. 1782 G. Pacchierotti Let. 20 July in I. Woodfield (2001) xiv. 204 He thought proper to include the remain of my payment in two hand Bills. the world > relative properties > number > arithmetic or algebraic operations > [noun] > division > result of > remainder ?a1560 L. Digges (1571) ii. xii. sig. N iij The square of the side AF yeldeth 190104, and this diuided by 160 produceth in the quotiente 1188, and the remayne is 24. 1614 W. Bedwell ii. 22 The Remaine or difference of 144, and 148, is 4. a1690 S. Jeake (1696) 301 The Greater substracted from the Lesser, the Remain will be so much too short. 1700 W. Leybourn (ed. 7) i. 101 If 2 be taken from 8, the remain is the true Number 6. 1764 J. Hill (ed. 12) 22 The remain will be 48 l. 17 s. 9 d. 3 q. 1826 N. Bowditch (ed. 6) 12 The square root of the remain will be the sought leg. 2. a. The remaining or surviving members or (occasionally) member of a group of people; the remainder, the rest. the world > life > source or principle of life > continuance or tenacity of life > [noun] > survivor > survivors of company, family, etc. the world > relative properties > wholeness > incompleteness > part of whole > that which is left or remainder > [noun] > the rest the world > relative properties > wholeness > incompleteness > part of whole > that which is left or remainder > [noun] > the rest > of persons 1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine f. xvii/1 Thus thusure grewe, and augmentid vnto the remayne of alle the lignage. 1558 T. Phaer tr. Virgil i. sig. B.ivv O quene that in our woes (alone) such mercy dost extend To vs the poore remayne of Troy. 1617 F. Moryson ii. 202 Don Iean and the remaine of the Spaniards at Kinsale, were all embarked ready to be gone. 1651 O. Cromwell in H. Cary (1842) II. 380 I believe the number of these sent will be about a hundred; the remain also being forty or fifty. 1671 J. Eachard 122 Thinking themselves the only poor remain of people, that can dispense the word profitably. 1823 June 710 The remain of his army fled for refuge to their fortified camp. c1485 ( G. Hay (2005) 58 He..ordanyt him to passe jn Spayne, for pompees remaynis of his men, maid syk deray thare. 1598 R. Barret vi. 185 In the fourth Columne is the remaines of the sayd battallions, which is, how much they are lesse then the grand square of men. a1600 (?c1535) tr. H. Boece (Mar Lodge) (1946) 39b This nacion [sc. the Picts] was bot remanis of the Hunnys [etc.]. 1610 II. Jer. xi. 23 Their sonnes and their daughters shal die in famine. And there shal be no remaines of them. a1616 W. Shakespeare (1623) v. v. 1 Come poore remaines of friends, rest on this Rocke. View more context for this quotation 1738 Countess of Pomfret in J. Duncombe (1773) II. 124 There are still some remains of that abdicated court. 1773 T. Leland I. p. xxiii The remains of the Druidical order were not persecuted. 1781 J. O. Justamond tr. B.-F.-J. Mouffle d'Angerville IV. 9 After having been at once a husband, a brother, and a father, he was the only remains of his family, which was entirely buried in the grave along with him. 1851 F. Hawley 130 The remains of the Highland army were conducted by General Gordon to Aberdeen. 1944 A. Jacob 200 The remains of the P.R. unit set off down the desert road. 2000 D. Hollins (2004) 45 It was left to the tired remains of Watrin's men..to re-form and protect Lannes' vital line of communication. a1649 W. Drummond Hist. James I in (1711) 6 Many were executed, the Remains in peaceful manner sent home, the King having graciously exhorted them to a Life, according to the Law of God and Man. the world > life > source or principle of life > continuance or tenacity of life > [noun] > survivor > survivors of company, family, etc. > one of 1592 W. Warner (rev. ed.) vii. xxxiv. 148 This Henry Earle of Richmond, now poore Lancasters Remaine. 1679 E. Sherburne tr. Seneca iv. i. 104 This, this poor Girl; the last Remain of all Hecuba's Race! she only lives to call Me Mother. 1715 A. Pope tr. Homer I. i. 82 'Tis time to save the few Remains of War. 1787 J. Barlow v. 167 Columbia's hosts move o'er the fields afar, And save, by slow retreat, the sad remains of war. 1861 C. S. Forbes tr. G. Garibaldi in iii. 22 We, the remains of the battles of Lombardy, are with you. 3. In plural. the world > relative properties > wholeness > incompleteness > part of whole > that which is left or remainder > [noun] > the rest > of something specified or implied c1485 ( G. Hay (1993) xxiii. 94 Ffor the remaynis lyis lang jn the law of the ground of the stomak. a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil (1960) xi. ii. 82 The remanys of hys harnes and geir, Syk as hys rych gyrdill, and cotarmour. 1570 B. Googe tr. T. Kirchmeyer i. f. 65 The olde remaynes of sinfull rocke, is vnto him an ayde. 1580 Edinb. Test. VII. f. 359, in (at cited word) The remanes of ane carcage of beif saltit estimat to xl s. 1610 II. 1 Macc. vi. 53 They that had remayned in Iurie of the Gentils, had consumed their remaynes, that had bene layd vp. 1687 A. Lovell tr. J. de Thévenot i. 18 Seven old Galleys..the remains of their Fleet which escaped from the Battel of Lepanto. 1726 tr. J. Cavalier iii. 242 I wanted some Rest for the Remains of Winter. 1770 ‘Junius’ (1772) II. xxxvi. 58 If you would hope to save the wretched remains of a ruined reputation. 1833 R. H. Froude (1838) I. 286 In one place there is the remains of an Ionic temple. a1873 S. Wilberforce (1874) I. 89 The tendency..was really a remains..of the extraordinary and odious instinct which had possessed them. 1922 A. Jekyll 111 The hardy sportsman would make his frugal luncheon from the remains of the ample breakfast table. 1939 P. G. Wodehouse Let. 10 Mar. in (1990) i. 76 One of the chimneys has now been taken down, together with the roof of my study, and the remains are littering the lawn. 1986 J. Hobhouse 175 He could even pick up the remains of his life, reenter with new life, even his old job. 2004 D. F. Wallace 305 He fieldstripped each cigarette butt and put the remains carefully in the pocket of his Hawaiian shirt. the world > life > the body > dead body > [noun] 1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden i. 380 His remaines were interred in diverse places. 1700 J. Dryden tr. Ovid Twelfth Bk. Metamorphoses in 449 Of all the Mighty Man, the small Remains A little Urn, and scarcely fill'd, contains. a1771 T. Gray tr. Dante in (1884) I. 160 I grop'd About among their cold Remains..often calling On their dear Names. 1797 A. Radcliffe I. xi. 330 I saw, also, her poor remains laid at rest in the convent garden! 1819 P. B. Shelley 67 With deep grief and awe The pale survivors followed her remains..Up the cold mountain. 1855 T. B. Macaulay IV. xviii. 242 The remains of Hastings and Carter were brought on shore with every mark of honour. 1898 H. Speight (1899) 17 The supposed human fibula found in glacial debris..in the Victoria Cave, near Settle, is not a human remain. 1929 Nov. 44/1 His remains were carried up to the fortress. 1948 E. Waugh 15 Would you require a niche in our columbarium or do you prefer to keep the remains at home? 1994 W. Maples & M. Browning xv. 265 By the time human remains have begun to decompose, it is virtually impossible to isolate nuclear DNA anymore. 2005 (Nexis) 23 Feb. a1 Victims' families have told Medical Examiner Charles Hirsch if they wish to be notified each time a remain is identified, not be notified of further remains, or to be notified only at the end of the process. the world > life > biology > organism > fossil > [noun] 1705 18 These Fossil Marine remains were that way conveyed into their present Repositories. 1799 R. Kirwan 36 Trees..have been found in great depths in our modern continents,..and often mixed with marine remains. 1840 XVI. 491/2 Thus employed, ‘organic remains’ become a clue to many of the darkest pages in the antient history of our planet. 1880 A. Geikie (new ed.) iv. 191 Chalk..is formed of the broken remains of minute forms of marine animal life. 1925 4 177 Sooner or later pithecanthropine remains will be recovered from the Siwaliks. 2007 3 Dec. 71/1 They discovered the fossilized remains of an ancient lentivirus—the same type that causes AIDS—within the genome of the European rabbit. 4. In singular. the world > relative properties > wholeness > incompleteness > part of whole > that which is left or remainder > [noun] > remaining fragment 1572 Edinb. Test. III. f. 257, in at Remain Ane remane of blew broun. 1596 W. Lambarde (rev. ed.) 158 There standeth yet, vppon the high cliffe,..some remaine of a Tower. 1665 T. Herbert (new ed.) 139 At the stair-head there is some remain of the Gate. 1701 N. Rowe iii. ii A large remain of Glory is behind. 1763 F. Brooke II. 53 This sacred deposit, this little remain of what their tender care had left me. a1806 H. K. White (1807) II. 177 No sweet remain of life encheers the sight. 1843 Kemble Pref. vi A series of publications which..will give to the world of scholars every yet inedited remain of Anglosaxon. 1940 A. Braghine ii. 70 Certain scientists have believed that..the present Rapa-Nui, or Easter Island, represents a remain of the sunken Pacific continent. the mind > emotion > [noun] > trace of an emotion 1594 W. Jones tr. J. Lipsius i. v. 8 Conscience is a remaine, and sparkle, of right and perfect reason in man. 1675 J. Dancer tr. P. Quinault ii. iv. 22 I observ'd through all your anger move Something that spoke an old remain of Love [Fr. un vieux reste de flâme]. 1702 J. Vanbrugh iv. 40 She..has still Love enough for you, not to be displeas'd with the utmost Proofs you can give, that you have still a warm remain for her. 1757 E. Burke i. §3. 8 When this remain of horror has entirely subsided. 1807 tr. I. 72 To overcome that small remain of fortitude which yet animated and sustained him. 5. society > leisure > the arts > literature > [noun] > the writings of an author > literary remains 1631 (title) Remaines of that reverend and famovs postiller, John Boys... Containing sundry Sermons. 1681 N. Tate in Ep. Ded. sig. A2 Nothing but..my Zeal for all the Remains of Shakespear, cou'd have wrought me to so bold an Undertaking. 1724 A. Collins 172 Celsus, who seems the oldest Heathen author, whereof we have any remains. 1774 J. Bryant II. 176 He left behind him many valuable remains, which Bion Proconnesius is said to have translated. 1844 L. G. Clark (title) The literary remains of the late Willis Gaylord Clark. 1873 H. Rogers (1875) viii. 354 The remains of Clement and Polycarp and such fragments of Ignatius as criticism pronounces..genuine. 1948 W. W. Greg in J. G. McManaway et al. 568 Sir Kenelm Digby, who edited his remains, reverted to the calendar year. 1976 F. Will viii. 86 Motion ‘toward’ or ‘away from’ the presenter of the poem is of continual importance in the largely fragmentary remains of Sappho. 2008 (Nexis) 1 Jan. 23 Among Shelley's published remains, there exists little that is political or satirical. society > leisure > the arts > literature > a written composition > [noun] > fragmentary 1720 J. Strype (rev. ed.) I. i. xxxi. 286/2 Meeting with such a choice Remain of this brave London Merchant, I could not but, for his lasting Honour, publish it in this Place. 1738 W. Warburton I. 128 It is indeed surprizing, that any Man who had attentively considered this admirable Remain, should think it the Forgery of a Sophist. 1941 L. Thorndike V. xvi. 340 We are fairly safe in regarding it as a literary remain or posthumous publication of Regiomontanus. 6. In singular and plural. the world > relative properties > wholeness > incompleteness > part of whole > that which is left or remainder > [noun] > remains > a survival a1641 R. Montagu (1642) 346 And, as a remaine of ancient custome, this continued among Pagans. 1699 B. E. A Morris or Morrice-dance, being belike some Remains of a Moorish Custom with us. 1728 E. Chambers at Glove The custom..of blessing Gloves in the Coronation of the Kings of France, is a Remain of the Eastern Practice of giving Possession with the Glove. 1766 R. Griffith & E. Griffith IV. 1 'Tis a Remain of judicial Astrology. 1819 Lady Charleville in Lady Morgan (1859) 254 Lady Crewe..had mind and heart, and indeed some fine remains of a race that has passed away. 1883 21 333/3 A traditional remain of his office of server. 1999 G. Sergi in T. Reuter III. xiv. 350 When these relations survived, they were no longer considered the remains of a once common practice. society > communication > record > memorial or monument > [noun] > structure or erection 1687 A. Lovell tr. J. de Thévenot i. 123 There are such fair remains to be found among the Ruines, as easily show that this has been a..rich..Town. 1691 A. Gavin 235 The only Remain of Antiquity they shew one is, the Remainder of an Old Steeple. 1769 (ed. 7) I. 161 This ancient Remain is situated about a Quarter of a Mile to the right of the great Road leading from Rochester to Maidstone. 1779 No. 57. ⁋6 Every remain of Roman greatness attracted my attention. 1864 J. H. Lupton 242 The supposition..that Low Hill is a Druidical remain. 1879 S. C. Bartlett xvi. 335 Already we had fallen into the region of ancient remains. 1905 25 122 The shallower mounds..contain domestic remains very scanty in quantity and poor in quality. 1966 21 88/1 Some Iron Age remains, including some unusual scoop-like implements made of horn. 1993 J. E. Taylor ix. 204 The only datable Byzantine remain in the present church..is a fifth-century funerary inscription. 1798 W. Ferrier i. 16 Elisha gathered it [sc. Elijah's mantle] up as a precious remain. 7. the world > relative properties > wholeness > incompleteness > part of whole > that which is left or remainder > [noun] > what remains in excess > of stock or stores 1677 J. Collins Let. 24 Apr. in S. P. Rigaud & S. J. Rigaud (1841) (modernized text) II. 21 A stationer..having bought a remain of above two hundred of Horrox's Astronomy. ?1715 (Royal Navy) 38 That Surveys be taken at the laying up of the Ships..of the Bedding remaining at those Times, and the said Remains delivered to the Store-keepers of His Majesty's Yards. 1796 Sask. Jrnls. in (1967) 26 70 These remains differ very widely from what were entered in account books sent home. 1803 Ld. Nelson 3 June in (1845) V. 78 You are..on no account..to supply any of his Majesty's Ships..with Naval Stores without being furnished with the Boatswain's and Carpenter's Supplies, Expenses, and Remains. 1855 T. B. Macaulay IV. xvii. 71 The shopkeepers..stole away with the remains of their stocks to the English territory. 1925 6 July 11/4 A collection of 100 flannel jackets and shorts, the remains of the stock of special school flannels left over this season..are all one price. society > armed hostility > military organization > logistics > [noun] > provision or procurement of supplies > list of stores ?1715 (Royal Navy) 14 Upon the Death of any Gunner at Sea, the Commander of the Ship is immediately to cause a Remain of all his Stores to be taken. 1799 (House of Commons Sel. Comm. Finance) III. xxi. 40 The latest Remain taken at the Tower, was taken some Years since, and it appears to have been done incorrectly. 1827 (Board of Ordnance) 48 The Barrack Master..will be charged for any deficiency that may have occurred since the previous Remain. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online June 2022). † remainn.2Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: remain v. Obsolete. the world > space > place > presence > [noun] > continued presence 1488 (c1478) Hary (Adv.) (1968–9) ix. l. 743 Laynrik was tayn..So Lundy thair mycht mak no langar remayn. a1616 W. Shakespeare (1623) iv. iii. 149 A most myraculous worke..Which often since my heere remaine in England, I haue seene him do. View more context for this quotation 1685 H. Croft Pref. sig. A4 A Book called, The Theory of the Earth: which he daily contemplated during his remain there. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online June 2022). remainv. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French remain-, remaner. Etymology: < Anglo-Norman and Middle French remain-, remein-, etc., stressed stem of Anglo-Norman remaner, remaneir, remanere, Anglo-Norman and Middle French remanoir (also Anglo-Norman remeaundre, remendre, remainder, Anglo-Norman and Middle French remaindre, remeindre, remandre) to stay, remain behind, to tarry, to continue, to stand firm, to be left, to be in a particular situation, to delay, to not happen, to cease, stop (12th cent. or earlier in Old French), (in legal use) to be granted as a remainder (13th cent. in Anglo-Norman) < classical Latin remanēre to stay behind, to stay in position, to lie untouched or undisturbed, to be left, to continue to be, to persist, endure, in post-classical Latin also to fall to a person's share (8th cent.) < re- re- prefix + manēre to stay < the same Indo-European base as ancient Greek μένειν, μίμνειν, Armenian mnam remain, Middle Persian māndan remain, Sanskrit mamandhi (imperative) wait, and (with prefix) Early Irish ainmne, Welsh amynedd, †anmynedd, both in sense ‘patience’. †1. the mind > possession > owning > belong [verb (intransitive)] > continue to 1388 in J. Robertson (1857) III. 295 To the part of this endenture remaynand to the forsaid Alexander. c1458 in H. Anstey (1898) II. 345 Þat o parte of thys presentt yndenture, remaynyng toward þe seyd meyre and cominalte, ben sett. a1475 in A. Clark (1906) ii. 387 All these tenementis shold remayn or abide to the fore-named laurence..al the dayes of his lyf. 1513 Will of Robert Fabyan in R. Fabyan (1811) Pref. p. vii Also I will that my chalice,..the great primar, whiche before daies I gave to my wif, remayn styll to her. 1548 f. clxxxv That the realme of Naples..should for euer remain to the Emperour. 1585 T. Washington tr. N. de Nicolay ii. xiii. 49 b The title of great..to this day remaineth vnto the house of the Othomannes [Fr. Othomans]. 1608 W. Shakespeare i. 75 To thee and thine hereditarie euer Remaine this ample third of our faire kingdome. View more context for this quotation 1677 tr. A.-N. Amelot de La Houssaie ii. 220 After his Commission is executed..nothing remains to him but the Titles of General and Excellence. 1700 R. Calef v. 90 A Grant..that the House and Land he Occupied..should be and remain to him..as his own Estate in Fee Simple. 1728 E. Chambers at Chain A Gold Chain..remains to the Person, after his being divested of that Magistrature, as a Mark he has pass'd the Chair. 1832 B. Murdoch II. ii. v. 141 When any estate less than fee simple is granted by a man, there remains to him a right to have the estate again at the termination of the term of life. 1851 5 478/1 Popery should be called a ‘religion of money’, and this name will remain to her. the world > existence and causation > causation > effect, result, or consequence > result [verb (intransitive)] > result or redound to > result or remain with 1861 D. G. Rossetti tr. Dante Vita Nuova in ii. 300 Seeing that in the battle of doubts, the victory most often remained with such as inclined towards the lady of whom I speak. 2. a1425 Rev. Methodius in J. Trevisa (1925) 107 Cristen men schulen put vppon hem an heuy ȝok, and þei þat remayneþ [a1450 BL Add. sal be left of þaim] schule be seruauntis. c1480 (a1400) St. George 674 in W. M. Metcalfe (1896) II. 195 Þat þar tempil..sa cleynely suld be distroit, þat na thing suld remayn of It. 1484 W. Caxton tr. G. de la Tour-Landry (1971) lxxx. 110 He lost alle that he had and no thynge remayned to hym sauf only his body. 1535 Josh. x. G Thus Iosua smote all the londe.., with all their kynges, and let not one remaine ouer. 1594 T. Blundeville i. iii. f. 4v Then I say take 10. out of 17 and there remayneth 7. which I set downe. 1642 tr. J. Perkins ii. §136. 60 But if this part [of the seal] which remaines to the deed hath not any print, then the deed is insufficient. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis v, in tr. Virgil 343 My chill Blood is curdled in my Veins; And scarce the Shadow of a Man remains. 1707 tr. P. Le Lorrain de Vallemont 53 There is not Sap enough remaining to nourish the Leaves. 1785 W. Cowper v. 71 One only care Remains to each, the search of sunny nook. 1859 Ld. Tennyson Elaine in 178 Now remains But little cause for laughter. 1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato (ed. 2) V. 68 He is willing to allow himself and others the few pleasures which remain to them. 1928 D. H. Lawrence i. 2 He had so very nearly lost his life, that what remained was wonderfully precious to him. 1985 I. Murdoch i. 11 One person remained to him, the only one he needed, the only one he loved. 2001 (Nexis) 3 May 22 It was a one-kilo loaf. At the end of breakfast, only crumbs remained. b. To be left outstanding after the rest has been done or dealt with in some way. the world > relative properties > wholeness > incompleteness > part of whole > that which is left or remainder > remain or be left [verb (intransitive)] c1425 (1923) 9 (MED) Therfore, I-passid that remaynyd of his way, he came to Londone. 1482 56 Nowe let vs schewe as we maye thoes thynges that remaynyn of the thyrde place the whyche we sawe and behylde. a1538 T. Starkey (1989) 55 Yet ther ys a nother dysease remenyng behynd wych gretely trowblyth the state of the hole body. a1564 Q. Kennedy Compend. Ressonyng in (1964) 181 Bot ȝit remanis ane questioun..quhilk is gif deidlie syn be remittit be the sacrifice of the mes. a1616 W. Shakespeare (1623) i. i. 162 Nothing remaines, but that I kindle the boy thither. View more context for this quotation 1717 A. Pope Rape of Lock (new ed.) v, in 160 What then remains, but well our pow'r to use? a1771 T. Gray tr. T. Tasso in (1814) II. 91 What length of sea remains, what various lands. 1820 P. B. Shelley i. i. 50 Blood thou canst see, and fire; and canst hear groans; Worse things, unheard, unseen, remain behind. 1860 362/2 But a perilous task remained—to get the men safely on board our ship. 1905 H. W. Wack iv. 34 M. Cambier was about to resume his journey, of which another hundred and fifty miles remained. 1930 L. Charteris ii. ii. 135 The fact remains that Whiskers..will promptly arm himself to the teeth and set out to find and strafe us. 1977 21 ii. 198 Important questions remain about Halliday's model. 1993 May 6/1 The former Division Two outfit..are certain to go down, even if they win the league fixtures that remain. the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > do nothing [verb (intransitive)] > remain to be done a1500 (c1425) Andrew of Wyntoun (Nero) v. Prol. l. 63 Swa now remaynys for to tel How fyrst at þar begynnynge fell. a1538 T. Starkey (1989) 46 Many & grete fautys ther be..wych now remayne..to be sought & tryed out. a1616 W. Shakespeare (1623) iv. iv. 33 What now remaines my Lords for vs to do? View more context for this quotation 1662 H. Newcome 6 Sept. (1849) 120 I read out wt remained to be read in Rushworth. 1772 ‘Junius’ II. lxviii. 342 It remains only to apply the law, thus stated, to the fact in question. 1793 E. Gibbon 15 May (1956) II. 215 So much remains to be done, that I can hardly spare a single day from the Shop. 1811 J. Pinkerton I. 599 It now remains to attempt a clear classification and description of the Accidential. 1842 Ld. Tennyson Talking Oak li, in (new ed.) II. 76 A thousand thanks for what I learn And what remains to tell. 1863 H. Fawcett i. vi. 81 The headlands will remain to be ploughed separately. 1945 15 Dec. 785/1 It remains to be discovered how the virus draws the material and energy from the host cell. 1988 M. Hocking (1989) ix. 132 He consulted his list. Only a few items remained to track down. 2002 23 Sept. 67/1 Much remains to be learned about how and why these deposits..are formed. the world > existence and causation > occurrence > future events > [verb (intransitive)] > be one's destiny 1544 T. Chaloner tr. St. J. Chrysostom sig. Bvi The punishment remaynyng hym for nat trusting in the resurrection. 1579 E. Spenser May 304 And such end, perdie, does all hem remayne, That of such falsers freendship bene fayne. 1590 E. Spenser ii. ix. sig. V3v Were your will, her sold to entertaine..Great guerdon, well I wote, should you remaine. 1632 H. Hawkins tr. J.-P. de La Serre Thoughts Eternity 123 in Admit, one had passed very pleasantly a hundred yeares of life, at the last moment of that tyme, what satisfaction remaines him thereof? 1667 J. Milton ii. 443 If thence he scape.., what remains him less Then unknown dangers and as hard escape. View more context for this quotation 1752 J. Dinsdale tr. Isocrates 397 Perhaps they will have recourse to that pretence which remains them. 1862 R. C. Trench (ed. 5) 316 No escape remained us, no retreat. a1868 C. Harpur (1984) 350 And what remains me? To slink about as hand in hand with Want Where once I prospered? 1921 R. Sabatini (U.S. ed.) ii. i. 89 With what little strength remained him, André-Louis climbed by one of these and landed safely at the top. society > law > legal right > right of possession or ownership > right to succeed to title, position, or estate > succession > descend by succession [verb (intransitive)] > pass as inheritance > as a remainder 1426 in (1837) IV. 250 (MED) For defaute of sich issue, þat þe seide Maners, londes, and tenements remaigne to þe ryght heirs of þe seide lorde. 1495 Act 11 Henry VII c. 52 in (1816) II. 619 Hereditamentis whiche to him discended remayned or reverted. a1500 (1839) 10 And if it appenede that he disceysed witheoute heyres..thenne schulde the kyngdome..remane unto George, the Duke of Clarence. 1560 Ezek. xlvi. 17 If he giue a gift of his inheritance to one of his seruants, then it shalbe his to the yere of libertie: after, it shal returne to the prince, but his inheritance shal remaine to his sonnes for them. 1603 R. Knolles 631 King Iohn..was desirous of peace with king Ferdinand, vpon condition that hee might quietly enjoy the kingdome during his life: and after his decease it to remaine to king Ferdinand and his heires. 1672 E. Ashmole xxvi. 695 The King gave him the Mannor of Oddingle, which Thomas de Haukeston held for life, after whose death it was to remain to this Sir John, and his Heirs for ever. 1766 W. Blackstone ii. xii. 183 The entire tenancy upon the decease of any of them remains to the survivors, and at length to the last survivor. 1788 J. J. Powell 252 If A.'s wife..should be delivered of a son, then the lands shall remain to him in fee. 1821 C. Barton (ed. 2) III. ii. v. 264 Upon condition, that if he died before twenty-one, that it should remain to the surrenderor and his heirs. 1867 J. P. De Gex et al. III. 59 After the decease of his wife he directed that the estates should remain to Thompson. 1910 8 193 Thirning..gave his land to his eldest son on condition that if he should alien it should remain to his younger son. 2003 J. Baker VI. xxxvi. 701 If the wife alienated a different manor..the manors would immediately remain to the next remainderman. 4. the world > movement > absence of movement > [verb (intransitive)] > remain in one place the world > space > place > presence > be present [verb (intransitive)] > continue present the world > time > duration > have duration [verb (intransitive)] > endure, remain, persist, or continue > continue with (one) the world > movement > absence of movement > [verb (intransitive)] > remain as opposed to go 1426 in (1837) IV. 253 One partie shall be..deliuered with one of þe keyes..to remaigne in þe kepyng of hym and his successours. 1439 in F. J. Furnivall (1882) 124 (MED) That thos same maners, londes, & tenementes..remayne and abyde in the feefes handes. 1530 J. Palsgrave 684/2 Suffer no fylthe to remayne on thy nayles. 1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane f. vij He was commaunded by his prince to remain at home. 1613 S. Purchas vi. xi. 632 Causing (as the Moors report) that the bullets should still remaine in the Pieces when they were discharged. 1671 J. Milton 587 Why else this strength Miraculous yet remaining in those locks? View more context for this quotation 1769 W. Robertson II. vi. 440 Charles remained six days at Paris. 1776 68/1 You have for a long time had my money; it shall remain no longer with you. 1841 E. W. Lane tr. I. 97 Thus shalt thou remain in this sea to the end of time. 1890 S. R. Gardiner 13 Aulus Plautius remained in Britain till 47. 1912 J. Joyce 23 Aug. (1966) II. 311 Tomorrow I must pawn my watch and chain in order to remain on a little longer. 1930 W. M. Mann xviii. 219 After they get into the pouch they attach themselves to the mother's nipples and remain there. 1977 30 June 25/1 One good reason Elliman wants to remain with Clapton is that his band serves as a fine outlet for her rock singing. 2007 2 May 33/1 A lot of outsourced work should have remained in the UK. society > inhabiting and dwelling > [verb (intransitive)] a1500 (a1450) tr. (Ashm. 396) (1977) 40 It is the hiest prudence that thy reuerence remayne [a1500 Lamb. dwelle; L. cohabitet] more in the hertis of thy subgettes than thy love. a1525 (c1448) R. Holland Bk. Howlat l. 946 in W. A. Craigie (1925) II. 124 And Ilk fowle..Held hame to þar hant and þar herbery Quhar þai war wont to remane. 1535 W. Stewart tr. H. Boethius (1858) II. 226 Within the toun..Ane Brit thair wes remanand in the tyme. 1583 B. Rich (1835) 10 In the gallant citty of Naples, there was remaining a young man, called by the name of Alberto. a1616 W. Shakespeare (1623) iv. iii. 14 But for my Mistris, I nothing know where she remaines . View more context for this quotation c1650 J. Spalding (1850) I. 44 His wyf..took in ane littil hous..mynding thaire to remane. ?1711 W. King xv. 47 Proserpine should live half the Year in the Heavens, and the other half remain below in Hell with her Husband. 1831 Jan. 36/2 Where do the Boodoos remain after they leave the world? 1866 L. Somerville xxi. 75 I well might bear away from home, With stranger-people to remain. the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > be composed of or consist of [verb (transitive)] a1525 (c1448) R. Holland Bk. Howlat l. 265 in W. A. Craigie (1925) II. 103 Yai weraly awysit..ye mater and how It remanyt. 1559 Abp. Hethe in J. Strype (1824) I. App. vi. 399 What..spirituall government is, and in what pointes it dothe cheffely remaine. 5. the world > time > change > absence of change, changelessness > lasting quality, permanence > be permanent [verb (intransitive)] > remain, continue > in specified state ?a1450 J. Arderne in (1914) xxiii. 121 The lyppes of the membre remaynedene holy together. c1480 (a1400) St. Mary of Egypt 704 in W. M. Metcalfe (1896) I. 316 I..remaynyt lange in extasy. 1509 S. Hawes (1928) xxvii. 132 I made myn othe..Vnto them all for to remayne full true In stedfast loue. 1582 N. Lichefield tr. F. L. de Castanheda i. xxii. 57 b Not [to] disclose, that the Factour with the others did remaine prisoners. a1616 W. Shakespeare (1623) i. iv. 157 If shee remaine vnseduc'd, you not making it appeare otherwise [etc.] . View more context for this quotation 1667 J. Milton iii. 124 I formd them free, and free they must remain . View more context for this quotation 1736 Bp. J. Butler i. i. 18 Men may lose their Limbs, their Organs of Sense,..and yet remain the same living Agents. 1791 W. Cowper 66 The sun descended, And Puss remained still unattended. a1822 P. B. Shelley tr. P. Calderon Scenes from Magico Prodigioso in (1824) 371 Which of the two Will remain conqueror? 1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato (ed. 2) IV. 256 Amid the conflict of ideas..the impression of sense remained certain and uniform. 1937 J. Steinbeck 13 George's hand remained outstretched imperiously. 1979 V. L. Pandit xxxvii. 288 The Embassy remained closed and unstaffed. 2004 A. Robbins 66 The sorority had remained a part of their lives since graduation. 1701 W. Salmon (ed. 8) II. xi. xviii. 905 Let it remain till it is so dry, that when you put your Finger upon it, it must be glutinous and clammy. 1853 A. Soyer 100 Stir this mixture..for three days or more, then let it remain for some time. 1899 U. O. Cox 20 Apply a few drops of hæmatoxylin stain, and when it has remained for five minutes, wash in water. 1935 (ed. 2) 129 Peel and slice the mangoes thinly, sprinkle over them the salt, let them remain 24 hours, then drain well. 6. the world > time > duration > have duration [verb (intransitive)] > endure, remain, persist, or continue the world > time > change > absence of change, changelessness > lasting quality, permanence > be permanent [verb (intransitive)] c1455 c. 130 Gif ony man haf bene lang in possessione quhi aw that assise to remayn. 1495 (de Worde) Prol. sig. Aij/1 After the noble..doctryne of wyse..Philosophers lefte & remaynyng wt vs in wrytyng. a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil (1959) ix. ix. 68 As spark of gleid wald in the sey remane. 1555 R. Eden in tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Pref. sig. aj There remayneth at this daye no token of the laborious Tabernacle which Moises buylded. 1638 F. Junius 267 The same admiration remaineth from what side soever you doe looke upon her. 1671 J. Milton 1126 In a little time while breath remains thee, Thou oft shalt wish thy self at Gath. View more context for this quotation 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics iv, in tr. Virgil 131 Th' immortal Line in sure Succession reigns, The Fortune of the Family remains . View more context for this quotation a1771 T. Gray Imit. Propertius in (1814) II. 89 A little verse my all that shall remain. 1782 W. Cowper Conversation in 246 The stench remains, the lustre dies away. 1813 P. B. Shelley iv. 52 Soul is the only element, the block That for uncounted ages has remained. 1867 H. W. Longfellow in tr. Dante III. Notes 369/2 This bond..will be resumed again at the resurrection, and remain forever. 1920 J. Burroughs iv. 69 Their scars may long remain, but they finally disappear. 1988 U. Holden ix. 92 Through wars and grey hairs dreams remained. 2007 (Nexis) 2 Apr. 12 Where the people are given an effective voice in the political process, the social compact will remain. the mind > mental capacity > memory > retention in the mind > remain in the mind [verb (intransitive)] a1616 W. Shakespeare (1623) iii. vii. 36 I hope it remaines not vnkindely with your Lordship, that I return'd you an empty Messenger. View more context for this quotation 1705 T. Ellwood (1720) i. 61 His Dream remaining with him, brought trouble upon his Spirit in the Morning. 1766 Dec. 742/2 The impression of this look remained with me, and gave me much uneasiness. 1872 T. Hardy I. i. vi. 78 The tunes they that morning essayed remained with him for years. 1899 ‘M. Twain’ Dec. 30/2 A remark which he made to me has remained with me to this day, and has at last conquered me. a1927 I. Duncan (1928) viii. 78 Another, even greater impression, that has remained with me all my life was the ‘Rodin Pavillon’. 1943 A. Rand i. xii. 151 He did not know why that moment remained with him. 2005 Apr. 14 The basic tenets of Theravada Buddhism will remain with him for life. †7. the mind > mental capacity > expectation > expectation, waiting > wait for, await [verb (transitive)] c1455 c. 130 In that remanys the assise & the mut apon the excepcone amang thaim serifande. 1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil i. iv. 84 Be stout, on prosper fortune to remane. 1546 in J. H. Burton (1877) 1st Ser. I. 55 That we may provide sum way for our selfis, and ye to remane upoun the finale ansuer. c1600 (1833) 38 The Inglismen past towardis Berwick, and the Governour come to Melross and remanit on his freindis. c1626 H. Bisset (1920) I. 162 Of all..expenssis that they sall happin to mak remanand on justice. the mind > mental capacity > expectation > expectation, waiting > wait for, await [verb (transitive)] 1585 R. Lane Let. 12 Aug. in (1860) 4 12 My selfe have undertaken..to remayene here the returne of a newe supply. 1588 W. Lambarde (new ed.) iv. xiv. 552 Such persons..must..remayne the comming of the Iustices of Gaole deliuerie. the world > action or operation > ceasing > cease activity [verb (intransitive)] > specifically of things, actions, or processes 1480 W. Caxton tr. Ovid xiv. xi Som supposed that the warre sholde remayne bycause of this mervayll, but Turnus hade no wylle to leve it. society > morality > duty or obligation > responsibility > be under responsibility [verb (intransitive)] > be left with a responsibility 1488 (c1478) Hary (Adv.) (1968–9) viii. l. 506 Gyff thow will nocht, ramayne with all the charge. Phrasesthe world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > [phrase] > left after what has been done 1529 tr. M. Luther in tr. Erasmus sig. 3.i [1 Cor. vii. 29] Yt remayneth that they whiche have wifes be as though they had none. 1611 M. Smith in Transl. Pref. ⁋17 It remaineth, that we commend thee to God. a1616 W. Shakespeare (1623) ii. iii. 140 Remaines, that in th'Officiall Markes inuested, You anon doe meet the Senate. View more context for this quotation 1705 5 Nov. 2/1 It now Remains, that we go on with our Story. 1785 W. Paley ii. vi. 63 It remains that we shew the necessity of this. 1809 Feb. 118/1 It remained that the literary glory of Greece and Rome should arise anew in the bard of England. 1860 274/1 Livingstone had already laid open the great central course of the Zambesi... It remained that Eastern Africa should be more fully explored. 1906 A. C. Benson vi. 130 It remains that the whole instinct for admiring beauty is one of the most mysterious experiences of the mind. a1976 J. D. Unruh (1993) ix. 320 Whether or not the forty-niners' suspicions..were true, it remained that most emigrants were desperate to reach California without delay. 1995 J. Kellenberger vii. 140 Related though the two issues may be, it remains that they are distinguishable. society > communication > correspondence > letter > letter or note [phrase] > concluding phrases 1600 C. Percy in C. M. Ingleby & L. T. Smith (1879) 38 I will ever remain Your assured friend Charles Percy. 1634 T. Wentworth in (1739) I. 340 I remain Your Lordship's most humbly to be commanded, Wentworth. 1749 Ld. Chesterfield 24 Nov. (1932) (modernized text) IV. 1443 And so I rest, or remain, Yours, etc. 1793 W. Cowper 10 Dec. (1984) IV. 440 I remain, my dear friend, affectionately yours Wm Cowper. 1832 4 Jan. 2/6 I remain, Sir, your unfortunate servant, A Prisoner. 1873 E. FitzGerald 18 Nov. (1895) xiv. 35 Here is my Letter done, and I remaining yours always sincerely E. F. G. 1913 A. Solomon Let. 21 Feb. in R. A. Rockaway (1998) ii. 64 With kind regards to all in the office, I remain Sincerely, A. Solomon. 2002 D. Ellis (2004) 194 Until then, I remain, Your very best friend, Parvana. the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > unreliability > uncertain [phrase] 1714 tr. I. 45 It remains to be seen what Consequence he can draw from his Configuration. 1796 Ld. Glenbervie 16 Oct. (1928) I. 88 It remains, however, to be seen what will be the ultimate result in the present instance of a struggle as yet perhaps but in its infancy. 1859 4 Feb. 9/4 That remains to be seen. 1866 M. Reid xvi. 88 It remains to be seen how we shall get over it. 1895 Nov. 115/1 What execution had been done among the Indians remained to be seen. 1938 H. L. Mencken 23 Apr. (1961) 427 Whether I'll write anything for publication remains to be seen. 1967 6 July 20/2 How far or how quickly the new government can get anywhere..remains to be seen. 2001 2 May h14/1 It remains to be seen how long the downturn in the economy will last. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
