Meaning of remains in English

remains

noun [ plural ]

/rɪˈmeɪnz/ us

/rɪˈmeɪnz/

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pieces or parts of something that continue to exist when most of it has been used, destroyed, or taken away:

The remains of lunch were still on the table.

We visited the remains of a 12th century monastery.

human/someone's remains formal

someone's dead body or the remaining parts of it:

50 years after he died, his remains were returned to his homeland.

Human remains were found in the woods.

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The remains of the Roman fort are well preserved.
Early human remains were found in the Dordogne region of France.
Building at the site was halted after human remains were unearthed earlier this month.
The remains of some Roman earthenware vessels were found during the dig.
His remains can now be given a proper burial.

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(Definition of remains from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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remains

plural noun

/rɪˈmeɪnz/

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the things or parts of something that continue to exist when other parts or things no longer do:

Rescue workers searched the remains of the house.

A person’s remains are that person’s dead body.

(Definition of remains from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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Translations of remains

in Chinese (Traditional)

剩餘物, 殘留物, 遺跡，遺址…

in Chinese (Simplified)

剩余物, 残留物, 遗迹，遗址…

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restos, restos [masculine, singular]…

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restos, ruínas, restos [masculine…

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उरलेले…

遺跡, 残飯, 遺体…

kalıntılar, harabeler, ceset…

restes [masculine, plural], ruines [feminine…

restes, sobralles…

overblijfselen, stoffelijk overschot…

அதில் பெரும்பாலானவை பயன்படுத்தப்படும்போது, அழிக்கப்படும்போது அல்லது எடுத்துச் செல்லப்படும்போது தொடர்ந்து இருக்கும் ஏதோவொன்றின் துண்டுகள் அல்லது பாகங்கள்…

(अधिकांश भागों के नष्ट या प्रयोग होने के बाद बचा हुआ) अवशेष, खंडहर…

ખંડેર, અવશેષ…

rest, de jordiske rester…

rester, lämningar, kvarlevor…

saki, mayat…

die Überreste(pl.), sterbliche Überreste(pl.)…