Random Word of the Day: Remain

 Remain

What does the word remain actually mean? DEEP DEEP DOWN, what IS remain? What are its thoughts and feelings? Does it like being called remain? Does it get jealous of the synonyms? Well, let's find out!

Right off the bat, the unprofessional view of what 'remain' is and what it means:

"What is left"

The remains of something are what is left of it. Easy Peasy right? NOOOO!

What is the something that remains???

(you may be wondering)

Well, the things that are remaining could be anything. For example food, an object that has been demolished may have remnants and even a person. That's right! Sometimes they refer to a dead body as a person's remains.

Now how do you think that makes the word 'remain' feel? Probably....left out... Get it? Because it's what's left? That's okay.

Now for the esteemed professional view of what 'remain' means:

Brought to you by...drumroll, please! The Dictionary!

1A: to be a part not destroyed, taken, or used up

1B: to be something yet to be shown, done, or treated

2: to stay in the same place or with the same person or group

3: to continue unchanged

And now we pay tribute to the word 'remain' with a delectable haiku:

Ah, remain. Always
you are to be left behind
Always in my heart

Thank you 'remain' for being 'remain'.