English
Pronunciation
audio|en-us-remote.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ÉÊt|-ÉÊt
Adjective
en-adj|remot|er|est
- At a distance; disconnected.
#:A remote operator may control the vehicle with a wireless handset.
- distant|Distant or otherwise inaccessible.
#:After his fall from the emperor's favor, the general was posted to a remote outpost.
- unlikely|Unlikely.
#:There was only a remote possibility that we would be rescued as we were far outside of the regular shipping lanes.
- emotion|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
(unlikely): abysmal, faint, improbable, poor
(emotionally detached): aloof, dispassionate, distant, removed, withdrawn
Antonyms
(at a distance): attached, connected, contiguous, direct
(distant or otherwise inaccessible): close, near, proximate
(unlikely): likely, probable, reasonable, sure
(emotionally detached): companionable, intimate, involved, passionate
Related terms
remote control
Translations
trans-top|at a distance
Arabic: ARchar|بعÙد IPAchar|(baÊÄ«d)
Chinese: é¥è¿ (yáoyuÇn)
Dutch: verwijderd, afgelegen, van op afstand, veraf
Finnish: etäinen, kaukainen, etä-, kauko-
French: distant#French|distant
German: abgelegen
Hungarian: távoli
Indonesian: jarak jauh, #Indonesian|remote
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Italian: remoto
Japanese: é é (ãããã, enkaku), 辺é㪠(hempi na)
Korean: ì격 (weon-gyeok), 먼 (meon)
Norwegian: fjern
Portuguese: remoto
Russian: оÑдалÑннÑй (otdaljónnyj)
Scottish Gaelic: cian, cèin
Spanish: remoto
Swedish: avlägsen
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Noun
en-noun
- Short for remote control.
#:I hate it when my uncle comes over to visit; he always sits in the best chair and hogs the remote.
Synonyms
(remote control): clicker
Translations
trans-top|remote control
Finnish: säädin, kaukosäädin
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Italian
remote f plural
- remote#English|remote
fr:remote
io:remote
id:remote
it:remote
hu:remote
ja:remote
ru:remote
fi:remote
ta:remote
te:remote
vi:remote
zh:remote
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