Meaning of remain

re•main

1. to continue in the same state; continue to be as specified: to remain at peace.
2. to stay behind or in the same place: to remain at home; I'll remain here when you go to the airport.
3. to be left after the removal, loss, destruction, etc., of all else: The front wall is all that remains of the fort.
4. to be left to be done, told, shown, etc.: Only the dishwashing remains.
5. to be reserved or in store.

1. Usually,something that remains or is left.
2. fossil remains; organic remains.
1. miscellaneous, fragmentary, or other writings still unpublished at the time of an author's death.
2. traces of some quality, condition, etc.
3. a dead body; corpse.
4. parts or substances remaining from animal or plant life that occur in the earth's crust or strata:fossil remains; organic remains.