remaining
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈmeɪnɪŋ/
adj
Etymology: By surface analysis, remain + -ing.
- Which remains, especially after something else has been removed.
“May I have the only remaining cake?”
“Last year, the company eliminated hundreds of jobs and asked some of the remaining staff to take on the responsibilities of those who were let go.”
noun
Etymology: By surface analysis, remain + -ing.
- An act or occurrence by which someone or something remains
“For where Gelasius saith, that "there remaineth the substance or nature of bread and wine," to declare thereby the remaining of 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.”
“It is important for us to know to what extent the remaining of that naval force is advantageous, and I hope therefore, that you will seek an opportunity informally to confer upon this question, […]”
- remnant.
verb
Etymology: By surface analysis, remain + -ing.
- present participle and gerund of remain
“They will be remaining behind. (progressive)”
“My remaining at the beach house kept it from being vandalized. (gerund)”