remote
English
Etymology
From Middle English, from Old French remot, masculine, remote, feminine, from Latin remotus, past participle of removere (“to remove”), from re- + movere (“to move”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
remote (comparative more remote or remoter, superlative most remote or remotest)
- At a distance; disconnected.
- A remote operator may control the vehicle with a wireless handset.
- Distant or otherwise inaccessible.
- After his fall from the emperor's favor, the general was posted to a remote outpost.
- (especially with respect to likelihood) Slight.
- There was only a remote possibility that we would be rescued as we were far outside of the regular shipping lanes.
- Emotionally detached.
- After her mother's death, my friend grew remote for a time while she dealt with her grief.
Synonyms
- (at a distance): disconnected, hands-free, wireless
- (distant or otherwise inaccessible): far, hidden, outlying; see also Thesaurus:distant
- (slight): faint
- (emotionally detached): aloof, dispassionate, distant, removed, withdrawn
Antonyms
- (at a distance): attached, connected, contiguous, direct
- (distant or otherwise inaccessible): close, near, proximate; see also Thesaurus:near
- (slight): considerable, great, reasonable, sure
- (emotionally detached): companionable, intimate, involved, passionate
Derived terms
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<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/demote' title='demote'>demote</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/emote' title='emote'>emote</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/emoter' title='emoter'>emoter</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/emoticon' title='emoticon'>emoticon</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/emotion' title='emotion'>emotion</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/emotionable' title='emotionable'>emotionable</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/emotional' title='emotional'>emotional</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/immovable' title='immovable'>immovable</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/locomote' title='locomote'>locomote</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/locomotion' title='locomotion'>locomotion</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/locomotive' title='locomotive'>locomotive</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/mobile' title='mobile'>mobile</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/mobility' title='mobility'>mobility</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/mobilization' title='mobilization'>mobilization</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/mobilize' title='mobilize'>mobilize</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/motile' title='motile'>motile</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/motility' title='motility'>motility</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/motion' title='motion'>motion</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/motionless' title='motionless'>motionless</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/motive' title='motive'>motive</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/motor' title='motor'>motor</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/movability' title='movability'>movability</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/movable' title='movable'>movable</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/movableness' title='movableness'>movableness</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/movably' title='movably'>movably</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/movant' title='movant'>movant</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/move' title='move'>move</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/moveless' title='moveless'>moveless</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/movelessly' title='movelessly'>movelessly</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/movelessness' title='movelessness'>movelessness</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/movement' title='movement'>movement</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/movent' title='movent'>movent</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/mover' title='mover'>mover</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/movie' title='movie'>movie</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/moving' title='moving'>moving</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/movingly' title='movingly'>movingly</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/movingness' title='movingness'>movingness</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/overemote' title='overemote'>overemote</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/premotion' title='premotion'>premotion</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/promote' title='promote'>promote</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/promotion' title='promotion'>promotion</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/promotional' title='promotional'>promotional</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/remote' title='remote'>remote</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/remoteness' title='remoteness'>remoteness</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/removable' title='removable'>removable</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/removal' title='removal'>removal</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/removalist' title='removalist'>removalist</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/remove' title='remove'>remove</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/remover' title='remover'>remover</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/unmovable' title='unmovable'>unmovable</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/unmoveable' title='unmoveable'>unmoveable</a>
Translations
at a distance
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distant or otherwise unaccessible
Noun
remote (plural remotes)
- 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.
- (broadcasting) An element of broadcast programming originating away from the station's or show's control room.
Synonyms
- (remote control): clicker
Translations
remote control
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Verb
remote (third-person singular simple present remotes, present participle remoting, simple past and past participle remoted)
- (computing) To connect to a computer from a remote location.
- (Can we date this quote?), Bill English, Microsoft Sharepoint 2010: Administrator's Companion:
- These requirements are applicable whether you are remoting into a server or locally executing SharePoint cmdlets.
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Further reading
- remote in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- remote in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- remote at OneLook Dictionary Search
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [reˈmɔː.t̪e], /reˈmɔte/
Latin
References
- remote in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- remote in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- remote in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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