remain
B1Frequent NGSL-1UK /rɪˈmeɪn/US /rɪˈmeɪn/
Meaning
verb
to continue to be something; to be still in the same state or condition
“remain + adj., to remain silent”
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“opportunities remained in the internet”
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“They choose to remain comfortably within the bounds of their own experience, never troubling to wonder how it would feel to have been born other than they are.”
📺 J.K. Rowling Harvard Commencement SpeechLearn this word in the video →
“And the remaining task is to predict”
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