Meaning

4 senses
  1. At a distance; disconnected.

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

    remote workers

    fern, entfernt, abgelegen

    далёкийdaljókij, да́льнийdálʹnij, отдалённыйotdaljónnyj

    дале́кийdalékyj

  2. Distant or otherwise inaccessible.

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

    inaccessible and sparsely populated

  3. (especially)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.

  4. Emotionally detached.

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

    abgelegen

Examples

259 sentences
  1. We sat talking about the remote past.

    Ми сиділи, спілкуючись про далеке минуле. — mutternoise

  2. The TV remote isn't working.

    Пульт не працює. — deniko

    ruПульт не работает. — marafon

    deDie Fernbedienung funktioniert nicht. — toivo

  3. Hand me the remote.

    Подай мені пульт. — deniko

    ruПодай мне пульт. — odexed

    deGib mir mal die Fernbedienung! — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  4. How does this remote work?

    Як цей пульт працює? — deniko

    ruКак этот пульт работает? — marafon

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  5. The TV remote control is under the couch.

    Пульт від телевізора під диваном. — Ahha

    ruПульт от телевизора под диваном. — al_ex_an_der

    deDie Fernbedienung liegt unter dem Sofa. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
at a distance:
Русский
By meaning 1
at a distance:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
at a distance:

Origin

From Middle English remote, from Old French remot, masculine, remote, feminine, from Latin

From Middle English remote, from Old French remot, masculine, remote, feminine, from Latin remotus, past participle of removere (“to remove”), from re- + movere (“to move”).

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