Remain Remained Aloof Rɪˈmeɪn Interest Verb Silent Standing/Seated/Motionless

• to remain silent
• to remain standing/seated/motionless
• to remain calm/confident
• train fares are likely to remain unchanged.

remain

Verb Forms

1. to continue to be something; to be still in the same state or condition
• to remain silent
• to remain standing/seated/motionless
• to remain calm/confident
• Train fares are likely to remain unchanged.
• It remains unclear whether Russia will in fact agree to the meeting.
• The museum will remain open to the public throughout the building work.
• Energy prices might remain high.
• His reputation remains intact.
• Production levels have remained constant.
• He is confident that demand will remain strong.
• The rumour was confirmed by a member of the Cabinet,who wished to remain anonymous.
• It remains true that sport is about competing well, not winning.
• Despite threats of strike action, the management remain hopeful that an agreement can be reached.
• Her identity remains a mystery.
• to remain an issue/a problem
• In spite of their quarrel, they remain the best of friends.
• Scotland voted to remain part of the United Kingdom
• He remains a member of the Labour Party.
• He will remain as manager of the club until the end of his contract.
• As a result, sanctions remained in place.
• This law remained in force until 1917.
• Power remained in the hands of the former Communist leaders.
• They were able to remain in power by forming a coalition government.
• She remains in office until July.
• Interest rates will remain at current levels well into next year.

Extra Examples

• It remains the case that not enough graduates are going into teaching.
• Security at the airport remains tight.
• The level of unemployment remains fairly constant at around 10%.
• The library will remain closed until next week.
• The pilot urged the passengers to remain calm.
• There is every prospect of the weather remaining dry this week.
• The man was not charged and the case remains under investigation.
• There is more evidence today that inflation remains under control.
• The company's reputation remains at risk.
• She remains on good terms with him.
• They remain on course to win the championship.
• The brothers remained under house arrest.
2. to still be present after the other parts have been removed, used, etc.; to continue to exist
• Very little of the house remained after the fire.
• Only about half of the original workforce remains.
• There were only ten minutes remaining.
3. to stay in the same place; to not leave
• They remained in Mexico until June.
• The plane remained on the ground.
• She left, but I remained behind.
• He remains in police custody until his next court date.
• His application to remain in this country failed.
4. to still need to be done, said or dealt with
• It remains to be seen (= it will only be known later) whether you are right.
• Much remains to be done.
• There remained one significant problem.
• Of course, problems remain.
• Questions remain about the president's honesty.
• I feel sorry for her, but the fact remains (that) she lied to us.
• The puzzle remains of what happened to the ship.
5. to not become involved in something; to show no interest in people
• The Emperor kept himself aloof from the people.

Extra Examples

• He has remained somewhat aloof from the business of politics.
• Some thought that Britain was standing aloof from Europe.
• There were many things that had kept her aloof and apart from the crowd.
• Angela remained aloof.
• She had always kept herself aloof from her colleagues.
6. to not become involved in something; to show no interest in people
• He has remained somewhat aloof from the business of politics.

Word Origin

• late Middle English: from Old French remain-, stressed stem of remanoir, from Latin remanere, from re- (expressing intensive force) + manere ‘to stay’.