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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
Derived Forms
- ˈdzٱԱ, noun
- ˈdzٱ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- ·dzٱ· adverb
- ·dzٱ·Ա noun
- ܲ··dzٱ adjective
- un··dzٱ·Ա noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of remote1
Example Sentences
Currently scientists have been measuring individual trees and trying to extrapolate, but this presents a "huge challenge" said Prof Mat Disney, professor of remote sensing, at University College London.
Adam, 52, is a British-Canadian doctor working at a hospital on a remote Indigenous reserve.
He described how difficult it is to ensure ballots and voter lists get to every community - including to workers at remote gold mines.
Its new exam was rolled out this year as a cost-cutting measure and “historic agreement” that would offer test takers the choice of remote testing.
The effort also included surveillance cameras and a trap cage with a remote door system filled with food, Ms Gardner's clothes and some of Valerie's toys from home.
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