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remaining en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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• /ɹɪˈmeɪnɪŋ/

Etymology

By surface analysis, remain + -ing.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Which remains, especially after something else has been removed.
   • 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:
   • May I have the only remaining cake?

Deriveds

remaining performance obligation · unremaining · shortest remaining time

Synonyms

left · surviving

Translations (36)

ml ബാക്കി (which remains) · la residuus (which remains) · nb resterende (which remains) · sv återstående (which remains) · es restante (which remains) · ru остальной (which remains) · da resterende (which remains) · ca restant (which remains) · de verbleibend (which remains) · fr qui reste (which remains) · pl pozostały (which remains) · pa ਬਾਕੀ (which remains) · az yerdə qalan (which remains) · da tilbageværende (which remains) · cs zbývající (which remains) · fi jäljelle jäänyt (which remains) · ca romanent (which remains) · ca sobrer (which remains) · pl zachowany (which remains) · fr restant (which remains) · sv kvarvarande (which remains) · nn gjenverande (which remains) · izh jäännös (which remains) · es permaneciente (which remains) · es remanente (which remains) · la reliquus (which remains) · ml ശേഷിക്കുന്ന (which remains) · grc λοιπός (which remains) · fi jäljellä oleva (which remains) · nb gjenstående (which remains) · es quedante (which remains) · la cēterus (which remains) · de restlich (which remains) · cmn 剩下的 (which remains) · nb gjenværende (which remains) · ota آرتق (which remains)

remaining en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ɹɪˈmeɪnɪŋ/

Etymology

By surface analysis, remain + -ing.

Meanings

1. (in theology, obsolete, uncountable) An act or occurrence by which someone or something remains
   • 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 298:
   • It 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:
   • 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 39:
2. (countable, rare) remnant.

Forms

Synonyms

rest · balance

remaining en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /ɹɪˈmeɪnɪŋ/

Etymology

By surface analysis, remain + -ing.

Meanings

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of remain
   form of remain
   • The remaining paint shall be properly disposed of. (participle used as adjective)
   • They will be remaining behind. (progressive)
   • My remaining at the beach house kept it from being vandalized. (gerund)