remained
verb
Form of remain , past tense of remain.
Simple meaning
Continue in a place, position.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ɹɪˈmeɪnd
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
verb
past tense of remain
Continue in a place, position, or situation
past tense of remain
To continue unchanged in place, form, or condition, or undiminished in quantity; to abide; to stay; to endure; to last.
past tense of remain
Stay the same; remain in a certain state
“The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it.”
past tense of remain
Stay behind
Word Aura™
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Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Continue in a place, position, or situation
Used this way, remained is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- No strong connotation
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use remained
- “The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it.”verb
- “The light remained red for two full minutes.”verb
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