remaining

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remaining

/ɹɪˈmeɪnɪŋ/

Rhymes with -eɪnɪŋ

Where it comes from

By surface analysis, remain + -ing.

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of remain They will be remaining behind. (progressive)

noun remainings

obsolete, uncountable, in theology 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.
countable, rare remnant.

Similar: rest, balance

adjective

not comparable Which remains, especially after something else has been removed. May I have the only remaining cake?
Similar: left, surviving

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: leftover, left over, other, odd, left, unexhausted, unexpended, remnant, remainder, residual, residuary, lingering, stay, survival, persisting, enduring

noun

Similar: rest, balance

Translations

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adj which remains

Español	restante, remanente, permaneciente, quedante
中文	剩下的
Français	qui reste, restant
Deutsch	verbleibend, restlich
Русский	остальной ostalʹnoj

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@misc{remaining_2026,
  title = {remaining},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/remaining},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}