How to spell remain

hear itre·main/rɪ'meɪn/verbSounds

What it means: To stay in the same place.

In a sentence: The cookies remain on the plate after lunch.

The part people get wrong

Often misspelled as remaim or remian.

Same family: remaining, remained, remainder, stay, continue. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Remain” comes from Old French “remaindre” and Latin “remanēre,” meaning “to stay behind.” It’s built from the Latin prefix “re-” (back) and “manēre” (to stay), which also appears in words like “permanent” and “manual” (originally related to staying with the hand).

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