'Remaining' definitions:
Definition of 'remaining'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Not used up; "leftover meatloaf"; "she had a little money left over so she went to a movie"; "some odd dollars left"; "saved the remaining sandwiches for supper"; "unexpended provisions" [syn: leftover, left over(p), left(p), odd, remaining, unexpended]
Definition of 'Remaining'
From: GCIDE
- Remain \Re*main"\ (r?-m?n"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Remained (-m?nd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Remaining.] [OF. remaindre, remanoir, L. remanere; pref. re- re- + manere to stay, remain. See Mansion, and cf. Remainder, Remnant.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. To stay behind while others withdraw; to be left after others have been removed or destroyed; to be left after a number or quantity has been subtracted or cut off; to be left as not included or comprised. [1913 Webster]
- Gather up the fragments that remain. --John vi. 12. [1913 Webster]
- Of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep. --1 Cor. xv. 6. [1913 Webster]
- That . . . remains to be proved. --Locke. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To continue unchanged in place, form, or condition, or undiminished in quantity; to abide; to stay; to endure; to last. [1913 Webster]
- Remain a widow at thy father's house. --Gen. xxxviii. 11. [1913 Webster]
- Childless thou art; childless remain. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: To continue; stay; wait; tarry; rest; sojourn; dwell; abide; last; endure. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'remaining'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abiding,
- age-long,
- aged,
- ancient,
- antique,
- as a bonus,
- changeless,
- chronic,
- commorant,
- constant,
- continuing,
- continuous,
- diuturnal,
- durable,
- dwelling,
- enduring,
- evergreen,
- extant,
- extra,
- firm,
- fixed,
- for lagniappe,
- frozen,
- hardy,
- immobile,
- immutable,
- in residence,
- indefatigable,
- intact,
- intransient,
- inveterate,
- inviolate,
- lasting,
- left,
- leftover,
- living,
- living in,
- lodging,
- long-lasting,
- long-lived,
- long-standing,
- long-term,
- longeval,
- longevous,
- macrobiotic,
- net,
- odd,
- of long duration,
- of long standing,
- outstanding,
- over,
- over and above,
- overplus,
- perdurable,
- perduring,
- perennial,
- permanent,
- perpetual,
- persistent,
- persisting,
- quiescent,
- remanent,
- resident,
- residentiary,
- residing,
- residual,
- rigid,
- sempervirent,
- solid,
- spare,
- stable,
- static,
- stationary,
- staying,
- steadfast,
- steady,
- sticking,
- superfluous,
- supernumerary,
- surplus,
- surviving,
- sustained,
- to spare,
- torpid,
- tough,
- unaltered,
- unceasing,
- unchangeable,
- unchanged,
- unchanging,
- unchecked,
- unconsumed,
- undestroyed,
- undying,
- uneaten,
- unfading,
- unfailing,
- unremitting,
- unshifting,
- unused,
- unvaried,
- unvarying,
- vital