remote

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UK [ɹɪˈməʊt] US [ɹɪˈmoʊt]

adj 4noun 3verb 2

Collocations

(adj.)

VERBS

appear, be, feel, look, seem

ADV

extremely, very

impossibly, infinitely, utterly

The mountain village felt utterly remote from the busy city where she used to live.

increasingly

comparatively, fairly, pretty, quite, rather, relatively, somewhat

The village where my grandparents live is quite remote, so they rarely have visitors.

geographically, physically

The village where my grandmother lives is physically remote, so she rarely sees visitors.

PREP

from

The small village seemed remote from all the noise and activity of the city.

Definitions

adj

At a distance; disconnected.

A remote operator may control the vehicle with a wireless handset.

remote workers

Distant or otherwise inaccessible.

After his fall from the emperor's favor, the general was posted to a remote outpost.

Slight.

There was only a remote possibility that we would be rescued as we were far outside of the regular shipping lanes.

They have a very remote chance of winning.

Emotionally detached.

After her mother's death, my friend grew remote for a time while she dealt with her grief.

noun

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.

An element of broadcast programming originating away from the station's or show's control room.

A source control repository hosted on a remote machine, rather than locally.

verb

To connect to a computer from a remote location.

to remove (from something or someone)

These requirements are applicable whether you are remoting into a server or locally executing SharePoint cmdlets.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — located far away spatially

distant

adjective — separate or apart in time

adjective — far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship

distant

adjective — very unlikely

outside

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

A remote operator may control the vehicle with a wireless handset.

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remote workers

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After his fall from the emperor's favor, the general was posted to a remote outpost.

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I hate it when my uncle comes over to visit; he always sits in the best chair and hogs the remote.

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These requirements are applicable whether you are remoting into a server or locally executing SharePoint cmdlets.

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Living as I do in a remote village, I seldom have visitors.

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