Definitions for remote
rɪˈmoʊtre·mote

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. remote control, remote(adj)

   a device that can be used to control a machine or apparatus from a distance

   "he lost the remote for his TV"

2. distant, remote(adj)

   located far away spatially

   "distant lands"; "remote stars"

3. outside, remote(adj)

   very unlikely

   "an outside chance"; "a remote possibility"; "a remote contingency"

4. distant, remote, removed(adj)

   separate or apart in time

   "distant events"; "the remote past or future"

5. outback(a), remote(adj)

   inaccessible and sparsely populated;

6. distant, remote(adj)

   far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship

   "a distant cousin"; "a remote relative"; "a distant likeness"; "considerations entirely removed (or remote) from politics"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. remote(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.

2. remote(Noun)

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

3. remote(Verb)

   To connect to a computer from a remote location.

4. remote(Adjective)

   At a distance; disconnected.

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

5. remote(Adjective)

   Distant or otherwise inaccessible.

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

6. remote(Adjective)

   Unlikely.

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

7. remote(Adjective)

   Emotionally detached.

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

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Remote

   removed to a distance; not near; far away; distant; -- said in respect to time or to place; as, remote ages; remote lands

2. Remote

   hence, removed; not agreeing, according, or being related; -- in various figurative uses

3. Remote

   not agreeing; alien; foreign

4. Remote

   not nearly related; not close; as, a remote connection or consanguinity

5. Remote

   separate; abstracted

6. Remote

   not proximate or acting directly; primary; distant

7. Remote

   not obvious or sriking; as, a remote resemblance

8. Remote

   separated by intervals greater than usual

Origin: [L. remotus, p. p. of removere to remove. See Remove.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Remote

   rē-mōt′, adj. moved back to a distance in time or place: far: distant: primary, as a cause: not agreeing: not nearly related.—adv. Remote′ly.—ns. Remote′ness; Remō′tion (Shak.), act of removing: remoteness. [Remove.]

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'remote' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3388

2. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'remote' in Adjectives Frequency: #441

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1. meteor

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   Alex

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   Karen

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   Veena

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of remote in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of remote in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of remote in a Sentence

1. Hilaire Belloc:

   Remote and ineffectual don.

2. Chris Cabrera:

   It's very desolate, very remote.

3. Prince Charles:

   Be neither too remote nor too familiar.

4. Thomas Mann:

   Extraordinary creature! So close a friend, and yet so remote.

5. Devendra Singh Tak:

   Information about remote areas is severely lacking at this time.

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