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remote
[ri-moht]
adjective
far apart; far distant in space; situated at some distance away.
the remote jungles of Brazil.
Antonyms: ,out-of-the-way; secluded.
a remote village;
a remote mountaintop.
Synonyms: , , ,(of an electronic device or technical process) operating or controlled from a distance, as by remote control.
a remote camera.
not direct, primary, or proximate; not directly involved or influential.
the remote causes of the war.
slight or faint; unlikely.
The committee doesn't have the remotest idea of how to address the basic issue.
So with two games remaining, we actually have a remote chance of making the play-offs.
Synonyms:noting or relating to work, schooling, or other activities that take place away from their usual place, site, or building: Teachers have distance learning lessons prepared in advance for weather emergencies that necessitate remote instruction.
The company allows remote work for freelancers, but full-time employees are expected to work on site.
Teachers have distance learning lessons prepared in advance for weather emergencies that necessitate remote instruction.
reserved and distant in manner; not warmly cordial; aloof.
Synonyms: , ,far off; abstracted; removed.
principles remote from actions.
distant in time.
remote antiquity.
distant in relationship or connection.
a remote ancestor.
noun
Radio and Television.a broadcast, usually live, from a location outside a studio.
remote
/ ɪˈəʊ /
adjective
located far away; distant
far from any centre of population, society, or civilization; out-of-the-way
distant in time
distantly related or connected
a remote cousin
removed, as from the source or point of action
slight or faint (esp in the phrases not the remotest idea, a remote chance )
(of a person's manner) aloof or abstracted
operated from a distance; remote-controlled
a remote monitor
Other 51Թ Forms
- remotely adverb
- remoteness noun
- unremote adjective
- unremoteness noun
- ˈdzٱԱ noun
- ˈdzٱ adverb
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of remote1
Example Sentences
The SBU could not access the scene, because it was too close to the contact line, but the agency began what would become an extensive remote investigation.
It said he would be replaced by Brazilian Enrique Bernoldi, who would be "officiating from the remote operations centre in Geneva for the remainder of the event".
Some of these robots, still packed in their boxes, wash ashore on a remote island.
"Finding a message in a bottle from someone far away, on a freezing February day, far out on a remote island with your best friend, that's truly magical."
Drowning is a leading cause of death in national parks, and national forests are often wilder and more remote than parks.
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