remote
To connect to a computer from a remote locationTo connect to a computer from a remote location.
» We sat talking about the remote past.
Ми сиділи, спілкуючись про далеке минуле. — mutternoise
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2 sensesTo connect to a computer from a remote location.
To remove (from something or someone)
Examples
259 sentencesWe sat talking about the remote past.
Ми сиділи, спілкуючись про далеке минуле. — mutternoise
The TV remote isn't working.
Пульт не працює. — deniko
ruПульт не работает. — marafon
deDie Fernbedienung funktioniert nicht. — toivo
Hand me the remote.
Подай мені пульт. — deniko
ruПодай мне пульт. — odexed
deGib mir mal die Fernbedienung! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
How does this remote work?
Як цей пульт працює? — deniko
ruКак этот пульт работает? — marafon
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
Origin
From Middle English remote, from Old French remot, masculine, remote, feminine, from LatinFrom 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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Forms
remotes, remoting, remoted, remotedWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
4 patterns- the remote control
- remote control
- the tv remote
- tv remote
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.