remains en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ɹɪˈmeɪnz/
- (US) audio
Meanings
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(form-of, plural, rare) plural of remain
form of remain
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(plural, plural-only) The body or any of its matter that are left after a person (or any organism) dies; a corpse.
The other potential scenario is that the injury sustained from the crash left him so disoriented that he sought help, but died from exposure in the hills surrounding the lake. His remains would have been scattered across thousands of acres of bush and ravine.
2026 July 18, Nicholas Muhoro, “Bryce Laspisa Vanished Near Castaic Lake After Spending 13 Hours Parked on a California Highway”, in Skip Boring, archived from the original on 19 Jul 2026:The victim's remains were one small piece of bone.
They buried the remains of their longtime friend in the town cemetery.
- (plural, plural-only) Historical or archaeological relics.
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(plural, plural-only) The extant writings of a deceased person.
To his great intellectual powers his published remains bear abundant witness.
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(plural, plural-only) All that is left of the stock of some things; remnants.
Everything a living animal could do to destroy and to desecrate bed and walls had been done. […] A canister of flour from the kitchen had been thrown at the looking-glass and lay like trampled snow over the remains of a decent blue suit with the lining ripped out which lay on top of the ruin of a plastic wardrobe.
1963, Margery Allingham, “Foreword”, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:He couldn't bring himself to eat the remains of the chicken dinner.
Deriveds
cremains · macroremains · mortal remains · microremains
Translations (69)
sv kvarlevor (what is left after a person (or any organism) dies; a corpse) · nn restar (all that is left of the stock of some things; remnants) · pl resztki (all that is left of the stock of some things; remnants) · it avanzi (all that is left of the stock of some things; remnants) · es restos (what is left after a person (or any organism) dies; a corpse) · ru разва́лины (relic of an ancient building or other structure) · izh jäännökset (what is left after a person (or any organism) dies; a corpse) · sw mabaki (all that is left of the stock of some things; remnants) · pl szczątki (what is left after a person (or any organism) dies; a corpse) · ca restes (what is left after a person (or any organism) dies; a corpse) · ru оста́нки (what is left after a person (or any organism) dies; a corpse) · fr dépouille (what is left after a person (or any organism) dies; a corpse) · nb levning (what is left after a person (or any organism) dies; a corpse) · bg развалини (relic of an ancient building or other structure) · it racimoli (all that is left of the stock of some things; remnants) · nl overblijfselen (relic of an ancient building or other structure) · de Ruinen (relic of an ancient building or other structure) · fr restes (all that is left of the stock of some things; remnants) · hi खंडहर (relic of an ancient building or other structure) · ga conablach (what is left after a person (or any organism) dies; a corpse) · it resti (what is left after a person (or any organism) dies; a corpse) · pl zgliszcza (relic of an ancient building or other structure) · it resti (all that is left of the stock of some things; remnants) · bg остатък (all that is left of the stock of some things; remnants) · it reliquia (what is left after a person (or any organism) dies; a corpse) · hi अवशेष (all that is left of the stock of some things; remnants) · ru оста́тки (all that is left of the stock of some things; remnants) · fi tähteet (all that is left of the stock of some things; remnants) · tl labi (what is left after a person (or any organism) dies; a corpse) · ba мәйет (what is left after a person (or any organism) dies; a corpse) · fr cendres (what is left after a person (or any organism) dies; a corpse) · tr ceset kalıntısı (what is left after a person (or any organism) dies; a corpse) · ga taisí (relic of an ancient building or other structure) · ja 遺体 (what is left after a person (or any organism) dies; a corpse) · hi अवशेष (relic of an ancient building or other structure) · de Überreste (what is left after a person (or any organism) dies; a corpse) · pl pozostałości (relic of an ancient building or other structure) · pt resto (all that is left of the stock of some things; remnants) · la reliquiae (what is left after a person (or any organism) dies; a corpse) · fr restes (what is left after a person (or any organism) dies; a corpse) · ru руи́ны (relic of an ancient building or other structure) · nl stoffelijk overschot (what is left after a person (or any organism) dies; a corpse) · fi jäänteet (what is left after a person (or any organism) dies; a corpse) · fr reste (all that is left of the stock of some things; remnants) · nn restar (relic of an ancient building or other structure) · pl zwłoki (what is left after a person (or any organism) dies; a corpse) · de Gebeine (what is left after a person (or any organism) dies; a corpse) · it rovine (relic of an ancient building or other structure) · gl restos (what is left after a person (or any organism) dies; a corpse) · fi rippeet (all that is left of the stock of some things; remnants) · it rimasugli (all that is left of the stock of some things; remnants) · fr ruines (relic of an ancient building or other structure) · sw mabaki (what is left after a person (or any organism) dies; a corpse) · ru оста́тки (what is left after a person (or any organism) dies; a corpse) · pl ruiny (relic of an ancient building or other structure) · it spoglie (what is left after a person (or any organism) dies; a corpse) · ba һөйәк (what is left after a person (or any organism) dies; a corpse) · pt restos (what is left after a person (or any organism) dies; a corpse) · mn үлдэгдэл (what is left after a person (or any organism) dies; a corpse) · pt ruína (relic of an ancient building or other structure) · nb rester (all that is left of the stock of some things; remnants) · sv stoft (what is left after a person (or any organism) dies; a corpse) · sw saliyo (relic of an ancient building or other structure) · hi अवशेष (what is left after a person (or any organism) dies; a corpse) · bg останки (what is left after a person (or any organism) dies; a corpse) · cs ostatky (what is left after a person (or any organism) dies; a corpse) · hy մնացորդ (all that is left of the stock of some things; remnants) · nb rester (relic of an ancient building or other structure) · nl overblijfselen (what is left after a person (or any organism) dies; a corpse)