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remaining

ri-MAY-ning/ɹɪˈmeɪnɪŋ/

Noun pluralremainings

4 meanings of remaining

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  1. 1
    still leftadjective
    Still present or left over after some other part has been removed, used, or dealt with.

    The committee will address the remaining items on the agenda after lunch.

    The remaining tickets went on sale at noon and were gone within an hour.

    UsageUsually after the and before the noun (the remaining tickets); after a number it can follow the noun: two days remaining.

    Similaroutstanding, leftover, residual, unused

  2. 2
    stayingverb
    Present participle of remain.

    Several residents are remaining in the valley despite the flood warnings.

    Remaining calm under pressure is a skill she developed over years.

    UsageOften followed by an adjective, not an adverb: remaining calm, remaining silent.

    Note

    A single form does three jobs here. It carries the progressive (they will be remaining behind), it names the act of staying as a gerund (my remaining at the beach house), and it stands before a noun in the remaining paint, the use that settled into the adjective.

  3. 3
    nounrarecountable
    A remnant; a small part left over after the rest is gone.

    Similarremnant

Less common meaning

  1. 4
    nounrareuncountable
    The act or fact of someone or something staying on or continuing to exist, whether in a place, a condition, or a group.
    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
    Note

    Once a general noun for staying on, it now lives mainly in theology. Thomas Cranmer writes of "the remaining of two natures in Christ", and a 1975 collection praises Hans Küng's "steadfast remaining with the Church".

remaining is a form of remain

remain, verb: To continue to be in the same place, state, or condition without changing; to stay or last. Full entry

Forms
remainremains he/she/itremaining -ing formremained past tense, past participle
Spelling
remain → remaining: add -ing

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Origin

Formed from "remain" plus the suffix "-ing".

Checked 6 Nov 2026 · 1 fact