remote
/[ɹɪˈməʊt]/
Forms
- Comparative
- more remote
- Superlative
- most remote
- Plural
- remotes
- present (v1)
- remote
- past (v2)
- remoted
- past participle (v3)
- remoted
- present participle
- remoting
- 3rd person singular
- remotes
Definitions
1.At a distance; disconnected.
- A remote operator may control the vehicle with a wireless handset.
2.Distant or otherwise inaccessible.
- After his fall from the emperor's favor, the general was posted to a remote outpost.
3.Slight.
- They have a very remote chance of winning.
- You have a remote resemblance to my grandmother.
- There was only a remote possibility that we would be rescued as we were far outside of the regular shipping lanes.
4.Emotionally detached.
- After her mother's death, my friend grew remote for a time while she dealt with her grief.
1.An element of broadcast programming originating away from the station's or show's control room.
2.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.
3.A source control repository hosted on a remote machine, rather than locally.
1.To connect to a computer from a remote location.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #3176
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Synonyms
Etymology
From Middle English remote
From Old French remot, masculine, remote, feminine
From Latin remotus, past participle of removere (“to remove”)
From re- + movere (“to move”).