# remains

Pronunciation: say "ri-MAYNZ" /ɹɪˈmeɪnz/

## Verb

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative of remain. — third-person singular simple present indicative of remain
   - Simple: The form of remain used in the present with he, she, it, or a singular noun such as the dog or water.
   - _He remains hopeful about the outcome._
   - _Much of the original forest remains untouched._

## Noun

2. The body, or parts of it, left behind after a person or other organism dies.
   - Simple: The body, or parts of it, left after a person or other living thing dies.
   - _The soldier's remains were returned home decades after the war._
   - _Forensic experts examined the remains to determine the cause of death._
3. Relics or surviving structures from history or antiquity, such as ruins and artifacts.
   - Simple: Objects or structures that survive from the past, such as ancient tools or ruined buildings.
   - _The remains of the medieval castle attract thousands of visitors each year._
   - _Beneath the modern city lie the remains of a far older settlement._
4. All that is left of a supply or quantity of something; the remnants.
   - Simple: The parts of something that are left after the rest is used up or gone.
   - _The remains of the harvest were stored away for winter._
   - _Investors picked over the remains of the bankrupt company's assets._
5. The surviving writings left by a person who has died.
   - Simple: The writings a person left behind after they died.
   - _The literary remains she left behind, mostly letters and unfinished essays, were edited by her nephew and published ten years after her death._
   - _Her literary remains included letters, essays, and an unfinished novel._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/remains (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).