"remote" meaning in English

See remote in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [rɪˈməʊt] [UK], [rɪˈmoʊt] [US] Audio: en-us-remote.ogg [US] Forms: remote [positive], remoter [comparative], remotest [superlative]
Head templates: {{adj|remote|remoter|remotest}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Something that is remote is a long way off, distant, not near anything. Synonyms: apart, distant
    Sense id: simple-remote-en-adj-tPJMCuwZ
  2. When a television or radio broadcast is remote, it is done in someplace other than a studio
    Sense id: simple-remote-en-adj-yFhKQgMv

Noun

IPA: [rɪˈməʊt] [UK], [rɪˈmoʊt] [US] Audio: en-us-remote.ogg [US] Forms: remote [singular], remotes [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A remote is something used to change the volume or channel on a television.
    Sense id: simple-remote-en-noun-rkITp3ui
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "remotest",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
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          "word": "close"
        },
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          "word": "convenient"
        },
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          "word": "nearby"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The internet is a powerful tool for bringing modern medicine to remote areas."
        },
        {
          "text": "She walked to a remote corner of the farm, so she could be alone."
        }
      ],
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          "word": "apart"
        },
        {
          "word": "distant"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The reporter did a live remote broadcast from the scene of the fire."
        }
      ],
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        "When a television or radio broadcast is remote, it is done in someplace other than a studio"
      ],
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    }
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      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[rɪˈmoʊt]",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "US"
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I wanted to change the channel after the show ended, but the remote was under the couch."
        }
      ],
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        "A remote is something used to change the volume or channel on a television."
      ],
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      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
        "US"
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    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "US"
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        "positive"
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    },
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      "form": "remoter",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "remotest",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
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          "word": "close"
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        {
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        }
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The internet is a powerful tool for bringing modern medicine to remote areas."
        },
        {
          "text": "She walked to a remote corner of the farm, so she could be alone."
        }
      ],
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        "Something that is remote is a long way off, distant, not near anything."
      ],
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          "word": "apart"
        },
        {
          "word": "distant"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The reporter did a live remote broadcast from the scene of the fire."
        }
      ],
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        "When a television or radio broadcast is remote, it is done in someplace other than a studio"
      ]
    }
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      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
        "US"
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    {
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          "text": "I wanted to change the channel after the show ended, but the remote was under the couch."
        }
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      "tags": [
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    {
      "audio": "en-us-remote.ogg",
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      ]
    }
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}

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