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Please remain in your seat until the bell rings.
What does Remain mean?
Remain means stay or be left.
Dictionary definition
To stay in the same place or condition, or to be left after others are gone.
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Remain in a sentence
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Only three questions remain at the end of the worksheet.
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The main idea can remain clear even when a passage includes many details.
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What does remain mean?
Remain means to stay or be left.
Practice 2
Choose the best word: Please ___ in your seat until the bell rings.
The sentence asks someone to stay in a place.
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Which word is closest in meaning to remain?
Stay is close in meaning to remain.
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ri · mayn · strongest beat: mayn
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MeaningRemain means stay or be left.
ExampleExample: Please remain in your seat until the bell rings.
Word breakdown
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- Syllables
- ri · mayn
- Strongest beat
- mayn
- Ending
- mayn
- Tip
- Put a little extra energy on mayn.
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