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remote
- [ɹɪˈməʊt] UK
- [ˌɹiːˈməʊt] UK
- [ɹəˈməʊt] UK
- [ɹɪˈmoʊt] US
- /ɹəˈməʊt̞/ Ireland
- /ɹəˈmʌo̞/ Ireland
- /ɹəˈmʌo̞ʔ/ Ireland
Rhymes with -əʊt
Where it comes from
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”).
adjective more remote · remoter · most remote · remotest
- At a distance; disconnected. A remote operator may control the vehicle with a wireless handset.
- Distant or otherwise inaccessible. After his fall from the emperor's favor, the general was posted to a remote outpost.
- Slight. There was only a remote possibility that we would be rescued as we were far outside of the regular shipping lanes.
- Emotionally detached. After her mother's death, my friend grew remote for a time while she dealt with her grief.
noun remotes
- Ellipsis of remote control.remote control I hate it when my uncle comes over to visit; he always sits in the best chair and hogs the remote.
- An element of broadcast programming originating away from the station's or show's control room.
- A source control repository hosted on a remote machine, rather than locally.
verb remotes · remoting · remoted
- To connect to a computer from a remote location.
- to remove (from something or someone) These requirements are applicable whether you are remoting into a server or locally executing SharePoint cmdlets.
