Definitions for remote
rɪˈmoʊtre·mote

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. remote control, remoteadjective

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

   "he lost the remote for his TV"

2. distant, remoteadjective

   located far away spatially

   "distant lands"; "remote stars"

3. outside, remoteadjective

   very unlikely

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

4. distant, remote, removedadjective

   separate or apart in time

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

5. outback(a), remoteadjective

   inaccessible and sparsely populated;

6. distant, remoteadjective

   far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. remotenoun

   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. remotenoun

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

3. remoteverb

   To connect to a computer from a remote location.

4. remoteadjective

   At a distance; disconnected.

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

5. remoteadjective

   Distant or otherwise inaccessible.

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

6. remoteadjective

   Unlikely.

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

7. remoteadjective

   Emotionally detached.

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

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. REMOTEadjective

   Etymology: remotus, Lat.

   1. Distant; not immediate.

   In this narrow scantling of capacity, it is not all remote and even apparent good that affects us. John Locke.

   2. Distant; not at hand.3. Removed far off; placed not near.

   Wherever the mind places itself by any thought, either amongst, or remote from all bodies, it can, in this uniform idea of space, no where find any bounds. John Locke.

   In quiet shades, content with rural sports,
   Give me a life, remote from guilty courts. George Granville.

   4. Foreign.5. Distant; not closely connected.

   An unadvised transiliency from the effect to the remotest cause. Joseph Glanvill.

   Syllogism serves not to furnish the mind with intermediate ideas, that shew the connection of remote ones. John Locke.

   6. Alien; not agreeing.

   All those propositions, how remote soever from reason, are so sacred, that men will sooner part with their lives, than suffer themselves to doubt of them. John Locke.

   7. Abstracted.

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1. remote

   Remote refers to something that is located far away from the main areas or from the point of reference. It may also refer to the minimal chance of something happening. In technology, it can refer to a device designed to control another device or system from a distance.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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

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

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. remotenoun

   In the matter of modus operandi for you. 1.) situated far from the main centers of population; distant. Operating or operated by means of radio or infrared signals. Distant in time. Distantly related. Having very little connection with or relationship to. A remote control device.

   TOS is a remote business in the actions of our Universe.

   Etymology: Authority

   
   

   Submitted by Tehorah_Elyon on May 29, 2024  

EntomologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Remote

   further removed than distant.

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

Anagrams for remote »

1. meteor

How to pronounce remote?

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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. Rodrigo Janot:

   Nobody will want to turn state's witness if they know they will not face punishment, imagine what will happen if people know they can act criminally and that the most remote thing in the universe is the chance that they would go to prison?

2. Heidi Medema:

   I think Alaska just called to him because it is such an incredibly remote, adventurous place. It really suited his personality.

3. Laurie Schalow:

   We have been unable to adequately staff this remote restaurant with crew and continue to be plagued with excessive call-outs and lack of availability from existing staff, because of these ongoing staffing challenges, there is no probability of reopening in the foreseeable future, so we've made the decision to permanently close the restaurant.

4. Captain Barton:

   The Dreamliner and the A350 were actually designed to have the technology in it going forward to be able to have remote control intervention between the pilot and the ground or if an emergency were to happen in the air.

5. Andrew Herdman:

   Further investment is needed in infrastructure, many of the airports in Indonesia are dealing with congestion well beyond their design capacity. Some of the smaller airports, and this most recent tragedy involved short haul service between two remote airports in inhospitable terrain in Papua -- airports in that terrain need upgrading of navigation aids and other operational enhancements.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=remote
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Remote
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=remote
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/remote
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=remote
7. ^ Entomology
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22748/22748-h/22748-h.htm#:~:text=remote