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remaining

adj.
B1 Intermediate US //ɹiˈmeɪnɪŋ// UK //ɹɪmˈeɪnɪŋ// re·main·ing Archaic

adj. describes the people or things that are still there after others have gone or been used. You use it to talk about what is left over.

adj. denoting the part or number of something that is left over after the rest has been removed, used, or dealt with. Often functions as an attributive modifier before a noun.


SIMPLE

The remaining students stayed in the classroom to finish their work.

CONTEXTUAL

After the main course was served, the remaining guests arrived and found seats at the back.

COMPLEX

The remaining funds from the grant were reallocated to the library's digital archive project to ensure the preservation of rare manuscripts.

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Origin

By surface analysis, remain + -ing.

Usage

Typically placed before the noun it modifies; can also follow a noun phrase in certain formal constructions.

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