remote
🇺🇸
/rɪˈməʊt/
🇬🇧
/rɪˈməʊt/
adjective
B1
A place that is far away from where people live or work.
The cabin was remote, with no neighbors for miles.
B2
Happening a long time ago or far in the future.
We know very little about the remote past.
R
Not closely related to someone.
She is a remote cousin of mine.
R
Working from a place other than the usual office, using technology.
Due to the pandemic, many employees are working remote.
R
Capable of being controlled from a distance.
The remote control allows you to change channels without getting up.
R
Very different from something else.
His ideas are remote from what we expected.
R
Not friendly or interested in others.
He seemed very remote and uninterested in the conversation.
R
Not very likely to happen.
There is a remote chance of winning the lottery.
noun
R
A device for controlling something from a distance.
I can't find the remote for the TV.
translation
A place that is far away from where people live or work.; Happening a long time ago or far in the future.; Not closely related to someone.; Working from a place other than the usual office, using technology.; Capable of being controlled from a distance.; Very different from something else.; Not friendly or interested in others.; Not very likely to happen.
A device for controlling something from a distance.
Word Forms
Comparative
remoter
Superlative
remotest
Plural
remotes