Remote - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |rɪˈməʊt|  American pronunciation of the word remote
Brit.  |rɪˈməʊt|  British pronunciation of the word remote

noun

- a device that can be used to control a machine or apparatus from a distance
he lost the remote for his TV

adjective

- located far away spatially (syn: distant)
remote stars
- very unlikely (syn: outside)
a remote possibility
a remote contingency
- separate or apart in time (syn: distant, removed)
the remote past or future
- inaccessible and sparsely populated (syn: outback)

Extra examples

She enjoys reading about remote lands.

The mission is to transport medical supplies to remote areas of the globe.

There is a remote possibility that I'll be free Friday night.

The lake lies so remote from the immediate way to the town.

The place is remote and the living therefore cheap.

It was a drear and mountainous remote.

There's a remote chance that you can catch him before he leaves.

The prospect of peace seems remote.

The Heights was quiet and clean and remote from the busy daily life of the city.

His father was a remote, quiet man.

Give me the remote.

Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World, by Lemuel Gulliver

A bird found only in remote areas of the U.S.

Please hit the pause button on the remote control.

He picked up the remote control and paused the movie.

Word forms

noun
singular: remote
plural: remotes
adjective
comparative: remoter
superlative: remotest
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