remote

remote - English

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA: [ɹɪˈməʊt], [ˌɹiːˈməʊt], [ɹəˈməʊt]
  • (US) IPA: [ɹɪˈmoʊt]

Adjective

remote (comparative more remote or remoter, superlative most remote or remotest)

  1. At a distance; disconnected.
    • A remote operator may control the vehicle with a wireless handset.
    • remote workers
  2. Distant or otherwise inaccessible.
    • After his fall from the emperor's favor, the general was posted to a remote outpost.
  3. (especially with respect to likelihood) Slight.
    • There was only a remote possibility that we would be rescued as we were far outside of the regular shipping lanes.
    • They have a very remote chance of winning.
    • You have a remote resemblance to my grandmother.
  4. Emotionally detached.
    • After her mother's death, my friend grew remote for a time while she dealt with her grief.

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Derived terms

English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *mew-‎ (0 c, 56 e)

Translations

Noun

remote (plural remotes)

  1. Ellipsis of remote control.
    • I hate it when my uncle comes over to visit; he always sits in the best chair and hogs the remote.
  2. (broadcasting) An element of broadcast programming originating away from the station's or show's control room.

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Verb

remote (third-person singular simple present remotes, present participle remoting, simple past and past participle remoted)

  1. (computing) To connect to a computer from a remote location.

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remote - Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /reˈmɔ.te/
  • Hyphenation: re‧mò‧te

Adjective

remote f pl

  1. feminine plural of remoto

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remote - Latin

Adjective

remōte

  1. vocative masculine singular of remōtus
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