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remaining

remaining

1.0
Still left after other things have been used or taken
  • adjective
  • /rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ/
translation icon : restante
  • Only three cookies are remaining in the jar after the party.

And that's that's kind of the remaining advantage of humans.

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Examples

  • And the war will end with Ukraine remaining a free and independent country.

  • Remove mask and gently massage face with remaining cleansing bubbles.

  • What can we say about the remaining cells now in green and red?

  • So if the color is green, our remaining players won.

  • In which case she says that remaining in the European Union is an option.

  • Now let's talk about the remaining point, what they can do.

  • She has just one remaining enemy, Great Britain.

  • Madam Deputy Speaker, our future economy depends on remaining a United Kingdom.

  • So now we have our remaining quotient factor, right?

  • So they'll become more responsive to the remaining ones, OK.

Synonyms

left over
vsremaining
76 2.1

Something that remains after the rest has been used or eaten

is used more broadly for things still present after use, removal, or finishing
unspent
vsremaining
2 4.1

Money or resources that have not yet been used

is broader, applying to any things still present after use or removal
leftover
vsremaining
1 1.6

Not used or eaten after the rest, often food

is used for all things still present after use or removal

Antonyms

2 1.0

Complete and no longer needing work

How Much

surplus
192 3.1
left over
76 2.1
remaining
1.0
depleted
1 4.8

Surface Forms

remaining positive

Morphology

remaining = remain (transparent) = remain + ing

The adjective is a standard participial formation from the verb 'remain' with the meaning 'still left' directly derived from the base.

Etymology

Remaining comes from an old Latin root manere that means 'to stay', and it is the same idea you see in the English word remain and the simple word 'stay'. So, something 'remaining' is what is 'still left' after the others are used or gone.