Leftover vs Remains - What's the difference?
leftover | remains |
Remaining; left behind; extra; in reserve.
(chiefly, in the plural, usually, of food) Remaining after a meal is complete or eaten for a later meal or snack.
Something left behind; an excess or remainder.
What is left after a person (or any organism) dies; a corpse.
Historical or archaeological relics.
(senseid)The extant writings of a deceased person.
All that is left of the stock of some things; remnants.
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As nouns the difference between leftover and remains
is that leftover is something left behind; an excess or remainder while remains is what is left after a person (or any organism) dies; a corpse.As an adjective leftover
is remaining; left behind; extra; in reserve.As a verb remains is
third-person singular of remain.leftover
English
Alternative forms
* left over, left-overAdjective
(-)- Do you want some of the leftover supplies from the event?
- I have some leftover spaghetti in the fridge, so I don't plan to cook tonight.
- Not leftovers again.
Usage notes
* When used after a verb (as part of a predicate phrase), use two separate words: *: I can walk for miles and still have energy left over.Noun
(en noun)- It's a leftover from yesterday, but it's still perfectly good.
- The entire wheel of cheese is a leftover from the party.
remains
English
(wikipedia remains)Noun
(en-plural noun)- The victim's remains were one small piece of bone.
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Verb
(head)- We'll go ahead, while she remains here.
