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残る — meaning in English

nokoru

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English meaning

  • keep verb To hold on to something or continue having it, rather than giving it up or losing it.
  • leave verb To go away from a place or person.
  • left adj On or toward the side of the body where the heart usually sits, opposite of right.
  • remain verb To stay in the same place, condition, or state without changing.
  • stay verb To remain in a place rather than leaving.

Senses

残る is used for these senses in English:

  • keep (transitive) To observe; to adhere to; to fulfill; to not swerve from or violate.
  • left .
  • remain (mathematics) To be left after a number or quantity has been subtracted or cut off; to be left as not included or comprised.
  • remain To continue unchanged in place, form, or condition, or undiminished in quantity; to abide; to stay; to endure; to last.

keep — full definition

  1. verb To hold on to something or continue having it, rather than giving it up or losing it.
  2. verb To continue doing something, or to stay in a particular state.
  3. verb To look after, guard, or support someone or something.
  4. verb To honour or fulfil a promise, rule, or appointment.
  5. noun The central, most heavily fortified tower of a castle.

leave — full definition

  1. verb To go away from a place or person.
  2. verb To let something remain in place, or to allow it to stay without taking it away.
  3. verb To give something to someone, especially after death.
  4. noun Official permission to be absent from work, or the time away itself.

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