remaining

English

Etymology

Bysurface analysis,remain+‎-ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ɹɪˈmeɪnɪŋ/

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• Rhymes:-eɪnɪŋ

Verb

remaining

1. presentparticipleandgerundofremain

   They will beremainingbehind.(progressive)

   Myremainingat the beach house kept it from being vandalized.(gerund)

   Theremainingpaint shall be properly disposed of.(participle used as adjective)

Noun

remaining(pluralremainings)

1. (uncountable,nowobsoleteor intheology)An act or occurrence by which someone or somethingremains
   • 1580,Thomas Cranmer,An Answer Unto A Crafty and Sophistical Cavillation Devised by Stephen Gardiner,Parker Society, published1844,page298:

     For where Gelasius saith, that "there remaineth the substance or nature of bread and wine," to declare thereby theremainingof two natures in Christ, you say, that "Gelasius' saying may be verified in the last, and not in the first," that is to say, that the nature of bread and wine remaineth.

   • 1864August 8,William H. Seward,“Mr Seward to Mr Pike, No. 171”, inPapers Relating to Foreign Affairs, Part 3,published1865,page322:

     It is important for us to know to what extent theremainingof that naval force is advantageous, and I hope therefore, that you will seek an opportunity informally to confer upon this question,[…]

   • 1975,Michael D. Ryan, Langdon Brown Gilkey, editors,The Contemporary Explosion of Theology‎^[1],page39:

     In this steadfastremainingwith the Church that he so often criticizes, Küng shows himself to be a true son of Roman Catholicism.

2. (countable,rare)remnant.

Usage notes

• Also used asgerund.

Synonyms

• rest
• balance

Adjective

remaining(notcomparable)

1. Which remains, especially after something else has been removed.

   May I have the onlyremainingcake?

   • 2020August 4, Jason Schreier, “Blizzard Employees Share Salaries With Each Other to Protest Wage Disparities”, inTime‎^[2]:

     Last year, the company eliminated hundreds of jobs and asked some of theremainingstaff to take on the responsibilities of those who were let go.

Synonyms

• left
• surviving

Translations

which remains

• Azerbaijani:yerdə qalan
• Catalan:romanent(ca),restant(ca),sobrer(ca)
• Czech:zbývající(cs)
• Danish:resterende,tilbageværende
• Finnish:jäljelle jäänyt,jäljellä oleva
• French:quireste,restant(fr)
• German:verbleibend(de),restlich(de)
• Greek:

  Ancient:λοιπός(loipós)

• Ingrian:jäännös
• Latin:cēterus(la),reliquus,residuus
• Malayalam:ശേഷിക്കുന്ന(śēṣikkunna),ബാക്കി(ml)(bākki)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål:gjenstående,gjenværende,resterende

  Nynorsk:gjenverande

• Ottoman Turkish:آرتق(artık)
• Polish:pozostały(pl)
• Punjabi:ਬਾਕੀ(bākī)
• Spanish:restante,remanente(es),remaneciente
• Swedish:återstående(sv),kvarvarande(sv)

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• Volapük:^{(pleaseverify)}retik(vo)

Derived terms

• shortest remaining time