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- [ri-moht]
- /rɪˈmoʊt/
- /rɪˈməʊt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ri-moht]
- /rɪˈmoʊt/
Definitions of remote word
- adjective remote far apart; far distant in space; situated at some distance away: the remote jungles of Brazil. 1
- adjective remote out-of-the-way; secluded: a remote village; a remote mountaintop. 1
- adjective remote distant in time: remote antiquity. 1
- adjective remote distant in relationship or connection: a remote ancestor. 1
- adjective remote operating or controlled from a distance, as by remote control: a remote telephone answering machine. 1
- adjective remote far off; abstracted; removed: principles remote from actions. 1
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Origin of remote
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English < Latin remōtus, past participle of removēre to move back; see remove, motion
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Parts of speech for Remote
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
remote popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
remote usage trend in Literature
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adj remote
- absent-minded — Someone who is absent-minded forgets things or does not pay attention to what they are doing, often because they are thinking about something else.
- absentee — An absentee is a person who is expected to be in a particular place but who is not there.
- abstracted — Someone who is abstracted is thinking so deeply that they are not fully aware of what is happening around them.
- airheaded — Slang. a scatterbrained, stupid, or simple-minded person; dolt.
- anesthetized — to render physically insensible, as by an anesthetic.
adv remote
- afar — Afar means a long way away.
- apart from — You use apart from when you are making an exception to a general statement.
- as well as — You use as well as when you want to mention another item connected with the subject you are discussing.
- beyond — If something is beyond a place or barrier, it is on the other side of it.
- hyper — overexcited; overstimulated; keyed up.
noun remote
- arm's-length — lacking intimacy or friendliness, esp when possessing some special connection, such as previous closeness
- arms-length — not closely or intimately connected or associated; distant; remote: an arm's-length relationship.
- clicker — a person or thing that clicks
- extremity — The furthest point or limit of something.
- outback — (sometimes initial capital letter) the back country or remote settlements; the bush (usually preceded by the).
adjective remote
- alien — Alien means belonging to a different country, race, or group, usually one you do not like or are frightened of.
- aloof — Someone who is aloof is not very friendly and does not like to spend time with other people.
- anaesthetised — anesthetize.
- anaesthetized — anesthetize.
- apart — When people or things are apart, they are some distance from each other.
adverb remote
- elsewhere — In, at, or to some other place or other places.
- otherwhere — elsewhere.
- yon — Yonder; that.
- yonder — being in that place or over there; being that or those over there: That road yonder is the one to take.
Antonyms for remote
prep remote
- about — You use about to introduce who or what something relates to or concerns.
- in general — of or relating to all persons or things belonging to a group or category: a general meeting of the employees.
- in relation to — an existing connection; a significant association between or among things: the relation between cause and effect.
- in respect to — with regard to
adj remote
- adjacent — If one thing is adjacent to another, the two things are next to each other.
- approaching — coming closer in time
- approximal — situated side by side; close together
- around the corner — If you say that something is around the corner, you mean that it will happen very soon. In British English, you can also say that something is round the corner.
- at close quarters — If you do something at close quarters, you do it very near to a particular person or thing.
adjective remote
- comminatory — Threatening, punitive, or vengeful.
- mingling — Present participle of mingle.
- nigh — near in space, time, or relation: The time draws nigh.
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