remain
/rɪˈmeɪn/
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Stress
- 2nd syllable stress
- Vowel
- Short i vowel
- Ending
- Clear final sound
rɪ - ˈmeɪn -> remain
(v) ကျန်နေသည်။
(usu not in the continuous tenses)
၁။ ကျန်သည်။ (မငြင်းကွယ်)နိုင်တာ။ Very little of the house remained after the fire. ❍ Only about half of the original workforce remains. ❍ I feel sorry for her, but the fact remains that she lied to us. ❍ leave the remaining points for our next meeting ❍ There were only ten minutes remaining.
၂။ ဆက်လက်တည်ရှိသည်၊ နေသည်။ remain standing/seated ❍ He remained silent. ❍ Let things remain as they are. ❍ In spite of their quarrel, they remained the best of friends.
၃။ (fml ) (စောင့်ကြည့်ရန်) လိုသေးသည်။ (ဆက်လုပ်ရန်) ရှိသေးသည်၊ ကျန်သေးသည်၊ လိုသေးသည်။ It remains to be seen (ie It will only be known later) whether you are right. ❍ Much remains to be done. ❍ Nothing remains except for me to say goodbye.
၄။ (esp fml ) နေရစ်သည်။ ကျန်ရစ် သည်။
I remained in Mexico City until May. ❍ The aircraft remained on the ground. ❍ She left, but I remanied (behind).
- The dictator has remained in power for over 20 years.
- The economy remains fragile.
- Japan’s low crime rate remains the envy of the industrialized world.
- Her answer remained ‘no’ even after we begged her to reconsider.
- Population growth remains a serious issue in Bangladesh.
- Andrew remained firm in his belief that the policy was wrong.
- We remain confident that our company offers the lowest prices available.
- [remain at/in/with etc] : You must remain in bed for three days after surgery.
- His family remained at home while he looked for work in London.
- My financial problems remained even after I had found a job.
- Only a handful of these rare fish remain in Scotland.
- Although the area has certainly improved, much remains to be accomplished.
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