How to pronounce “remain”
Say “remain” in 2 beats
remain
/ɹɪˈmeɪn/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɹɪmeɪn/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- remɹɪ
- ainmeɪnstress
- IPA (American)
- /ɹɪˈmeɪn/
- IPA (British)
- /ɹɪmeɪn/
- Also accepted
- /ɹiˈmeɪn/
- Respelling
- ri-MAYN
- Syllables
- 2 — rem-AIN
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: rem-AIN. “ain” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/ɹɪˈmeɪn/
/ɹɪmeɪn/
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What “remain” means
- verb
stay the same; remain in a certain state
“The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it”
- verb
continue in a place, position, or situation
“After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser”
- verb
be left; of persons, questions, problems, results, evidence, etc.
“There remains the question of who pulled the trigger”
Say it in a sentence
“A few old traditions still remain in the small village.”“remain”, answered
How do you pronounce “remain”?
“remain” is pronounced /ɹɪˈmeɪn/ (ri-MAYN) in American English and /ɹɪmeɪn/ in British English, and /ɹiˈmeɪn/ is also accepted — 2 syllables, stressed on “ain”. Build it as rem-AIN, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “remain” have?
2: rem · ain. The beat lands on the second, “ain”.
Is “remain” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ɹɪˈmeɪn/ (ri-MAYN); British English says /ɹɪmeɪn/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “remain” mean?
As a verb: stay the same; remain in a certain state For example: “The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “remain”?
Stress the second syllable: rem-AIN. “ain” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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