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Session 31

Welcome to English In A Minute. Give us a minute and we'll give you a hot tip about English vocabulary... there's so much to learn! And all taught by your favourite BBC Learning English staff!

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How to use 'remain'

Learn some different meanings of 'remain'

ነቲ ቪድዮ ብምዕዛብ ነቲ ስራሕ ዕመምዎ

ነቲ ቅዳሕ ጽሑፍ ኣርእይዎ ነቲ ቅዳሕ ጽሑፍ ሕብእዎ

Beth

The verb remain is quite formal and it means to stay in the same place.

The doctor said I need to remain in bed for a few days after the operation.
You must remain out here until it is safe to go back inside.

It can also mean to stay in the same condition, and can be followed by an adjective like silent or a noun like a mystery.

I asked him to tell me his secret but he remained silent.
The location of the diamond remains a mystery, even 100 years later.

Remain is also used to talk about things that continue to exist, long after other things don't.

Parts of the ship remain at the bottom of the ocean.
Only a few cave paintings remain today.

So, remain is quite formal and can mean stay in the same place, condition or exist long after other things don't. We hope you will remain with us on your English learning journey!

 

Remain

Remain is a verb, and is quite formal. Remain can mean 'stay in the same place'.

  • The doctor said I need to remain in bed for a few days after the operation.
  • You must remain out here until it is safe to go back inside.

Remain can also mean 'stay in the same condition'. It can be followed by an adjective like silent or a noun like a mystery.

  • I asked him to tell me his secret but he remained silent.
  • The location of the diamond remains a mystery, even 100 years later.

Remain is also used to talk about things that continue to exist, long after other things don't.

  • Parts of the ship remain at the bottom of the ocean.
  • Only a few cave paintings remain today.

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