Meanings
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of remain
They will be remaining behind. (progressive)
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My remaining at the beach house kept it from being vandalized. (gerund)
The remaining paint shall be properly disposed of. (participle used as adjective)
plural remainings
- obsoleteuncountableAn act or occurrence by which someone or something remains
In this steadfast remaining with the Church that he so often criticizes, Küng shows himself to be a true son of Roman Catholicism.
1975, Michael D. Ryan, Langdon Brown Gilkey, editors, The Contemporary Explosion of Theology, page 392 more examples
For where Gelasius saith, that "there remaineth the substance or nature of bread and wine," to declare thereby the remaining of two natures in Christ, you say, that "Gelasius' saying may be verified in the last, and not in the first," that is to say, that the nature of bread and wine remaineth.
1580, Thomas Cranmer, An Answer Unto A Crafty and Sophistical Cavillation Devised by Stephen Gardiner, Parker Society, published 1844, page 298It is important for us to know to what extent the remaining of that naval force is advantageous, and I hope therefore, that you will seek an opportunity informally to confer upon this question, […]
1864 August 8, William H. Seward, “Mr Seward to Mr Pike, No. 171”, in Papers Relating to Foreign Affairs, Part 3, published 1865, page 322 - countablerareremnant.
- not comparableWhich remains, especially after something else has been removed.
May I have the only remaining cake?
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Last year, the company eliminated hundreds of jobs and asked some of the remaining staff to take on the responsibilities of those who were let go.
2020 August 4, Jason Schreier, “Blizzard Employees Share Salaries With Each Other to Protest Wage Disparities”, in Time, archived from the original on 06 Aug 2020
Synonyms & antonyms
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivenot used up
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
By surface analysis, remain + -ing.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek λοιπός
- λοιπός (loipós)which remains
Catalan romanent, restant
- romanentwhich remains
- restantwhich remains
- sobrerwhich remains
Chinese Mandarin 剩下的
- 剩下的which remains
Czech zbývající
- zbývajícíwhich remains
Danish resterende, tilbageværende
- resterendewhich remains
- tilbageværendewhich remains
Finnish jäljelle jäänyt, jäljellä oleva
- jäljelle jäänytwhich remains
- jäljellä olevawhich remains
French qui reste, restant
- qui restewhich remains
- restantwhich remains
German verbleibend, restlich
- verbleibendwhich remains
- restlichwhich remains
Latin cēterus, reliquus
- cēteruswhich remains
- reliquuswhich remains
- residuuswhich remains
Norwegian Bokmål gjenstående, gjenværende
- gjenståendewhich remains
- gjenværendewhich remains
- resterendewhich remains
Polish pozostały, zachowany
- pozostaływhich remains
- zachowanywhich remains
Punjabi ਬਾਕੀ
- ਬਾਕੀ (bākī)which remains
Russian остальной
- остальной (ostalʹnoj)which remains
Spanish restante, remanente
- restantewhich remains
- remanentewhich remains
- permanecientewhich remains
- quedantewhich remains
Swedish återstående, kvarvarande
- återståendewhich remains
- kvarvarandewhich remains
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with remaining
Cite this entry
remaining. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/remaining
“remaining.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/remaining. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “remaining,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/remaining.
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