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be vs remain

remain vs be

be and remain both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
be No No Yes No
remain No No Yes No
As verbs, remain is a hyponym of be; that is, remain is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than be:
  • be: have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
  • remain: stay the same; remain in a certain state
Other hyponyms of be include look, hurt, suffer, be well, suffer, feel, rest, stay, continue, coruscate, scintillate, sparkle, bedevil, befuddle, confound, confuse, discombobulate, fox, fuddle, throw, rank, point, need, require, want, compact, pack, rest, cut, boil, seethe, moon about, moon around, mope, appear, look, seem, appear, seem, owe, belong, cover, represent, account, cut across, begin, start, begin, stand, define, delimit, delimitate, delineate, specify, go, add up, make sense, comprise, consist, prove, turn out, turn up, account for, adhere, stand by, stick, stick by, footle, hang around, lallygag, linger, loaf, loiter, lollygag, lounge, lurk, mess about, mill about, mill around, tarry, add up, amount, come, number, total, count, matter, weigh, rate, deserve, merit, buy, shine, fall, depend, underlie, behoove, behove, stink, blow, suck, delimit, subtend, body forth, embody, incarnate, substantiate, contain, hold, take, be, cost, measure, buzz, hum, seethe, abound, disaccord, disagree, discord, gape, yaw, yawn, be given, incline, lean, run, tend, go, run, enter, figure, press, rage, interrelate, relate, rut, stagnate, stagnate, come in handy, squat, hoodoo, impend, range, run, continue, stay, stay on, sell, translate, head, head up, come in for, compare, come, fall, encounter, run into, gravitate, pay, diverge, shine, iridesce, lie, stand, hang, litter, suit, end, terminate, fit, lend, let go, belong, belong, curve, twist, wind, jumble, mingle, promise, accept, take, clean, draw, wash, balance, come, hail, act, test, answer, beat, hold, count, contain, connect, sell, sell, kill, make, adorn, beautify, deck, decorate, embellish, grace, consist, work, lubricate, breathe, trim, swing, osculate, retard, transplant, cohere, object, stick, recognize, distribute, put out, bake, broil, drown, swim, swim, belong, geek.
As verbs, remain is a hypernym of be; that is, remain is a word with a broader meaning than be:
  • be: to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form
  • remain: stay the same; remain in a certain state
Other hypernyms of be include rest, stay.
be (verb) remain (verb)
spend or use time stay the same; remain in a certain state
work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function be in a certain place and not leave
have an existence, be extant continue in a place, position, or situation
have life, be alive be left; of persons, questions, problems, results, evidence, etc.
form or compose
have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere
be identical to; be someone or something
be identical or equivalent to
represent, as of a character on stage
be priced at
to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form
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