{
    "term": "remain",
    "partOfSpeech": "verblinking verb",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "remain",
            "heSheIt": "remains"
        },
        "pastSimple": "remained",
        "pastParticiple": "remained",
        "ingForm": "remaining"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to continue to be something; to be still in the same state or condition",
            "sensetop": "remain + adj.remain + nounremain as something",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "to **remain silent**",
                    "contextForm": "remain + adj."
                },
                {
                    "text": "to remain standing/seated/motionless"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to remain calm/confident"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Train fares are likely to **remain unchanged**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It **remains unclear** whether Russia will in fact agree to the meeting."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The museum will **remain open** to the public throughout the building work."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Energy prices might **remain high**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His reputation **remains intact**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Production levels have **remained constant**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He is confident that demand will **remain strong**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The rumour was confirmed by a member of the Cabinet,who wished to **remain anonymous**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**It remains** true that sport is about competing well, not winning."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Despite threats of strike action, the management remain hopeful that an agreement can be reached."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her identity **remains a mystery**.",
                    "contextForm": "remain + noun"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to **remain an issue/a problem**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "In spite of their quarrel, they **remain** the best of **friends**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Scotland voted to **remain part** of the United Kingdom"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He remains a member of the Labour Party."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He will remain as manager of the club until the end of his contract.",
                    "contextForm": "remain as something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "As a result, sanctions **remained in place**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This law **remained in force** until 1917."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Power **remained in the hands of** the former Communist leaders."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They were able to **remain in power** by forming a coalition government."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She **remains in office** until July."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Interest rates will **remain at** current **levels** well into next year."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It remains the case that not enough graduates are going into teaching."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Security at the airport remains tight."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The level of unemployment remains fairly constant at around 10%."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The library will remain closed until next week."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The pilot urged the passengers to remain calm."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There is every prospect of the weather remaining dry this week."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The man was not charged and the case remains under investigation."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There is more evidence today that inflation remains under control."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The company's reputation remains at risk."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She remains on good terms with him."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They remain on course to win the championship."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The brothers remained under house arrest."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to still be present after the other parts have been removed, used, etc.; to continue to exist",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Very little of the house remained after the fire."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Only about half of the original workforce remains."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There were only ten minutes remaining."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "to stay in the same place; to not leave",
            "sensetop": "remain + adv./prep.",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "They remained in Mexico until June."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The plane remained on the ground."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She left, but I remained behind."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He **remains in** police **custody** until his next court date."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His application to remain in this country failed."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "to still need to be done, said or dealt with",
            "sensetop": "remain to do something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "**It remains to be seen** *(= it will only be known later)* whether you are right.",
                    "contextForm": "remain to do something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Much remains to be done."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**There remained** one significant problem."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Of course, **problems remain**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**Questions remain** about the president's honesty."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I feel sorry for her, but **the fact remains (that)** she lied to us."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The puzzle remains of what happened to the ship."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to not become involved in something; to show no interest in people",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The Emperor kept himself aloof from the people."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He has remained somewhat aloof from the business of politics."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Some thought that Britain was standing aloof from Europe."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There were many things that had kept her aloof and apart from the crowd."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Angela remained aloof."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She had always kept herself aloof from her colleagues."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to not become involved in something; to show no interest in people",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He has remained somewhat aloof from the business of politics."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/rɪˈmeɪn/",
                "audio": "re/remain/remain__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/rɪˈmeɪnz/",
                "audio": "re/remain/remains__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/rɪˈmeɪnd/",
                "audio": "re/remain/remained__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ/",
                "audio": "re/remain/remaining__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/rɪˈmeɪn/",
                "audio": "re/remain/remain__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/rɪˈmeɪnz/",
                "audio": "re/remain/remains__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/rɪˈmeɪnd/",
                "audio": "re/remain/remained__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ/",
                "audio": "re/remain/remaining__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Old French remain-, stressed stem of remanoir, from Latin remanere, from re- (expressing intensive force) + manere ‘to stay’."
}