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Webster 1913 Edition

Remote

Re-mote′

(r?-m?t′)
,
Adj.
[
Com
par.
Remoter
(-?r)
;
sup
erl.
Remotest
.]
[L.
remotus
, p. p. of
removere
to remove. See
Remove
.]
1.
Removed to a distance; not near; far away; distant; – said in respect to time or to place;
as,
remote
ages;
remote
lands.
Places
remote
enough are in Bohemia.
Shakespeare
Remote
from men, with God he passed his days.
Parnell.
2.
Hence, removed; not agreeing, according, or being related; – in various figurative uses.
Specifically:
(a)
Not agreeing; alien; foreign.
“All these propositions, how remote soever from reason.”
Locke.
(b)
Not nearly related; not close;
as, a
remote
connection or consanguinity
.
(c)
Separate; abstracted.
“Wherever the mind places itself by any thought, either amongst, or remote from, all bodies.”
Locke.
(d)
Not proximate or acting directly; primary; distant.
“From the effect to the remotest cause.”
Granville.
(e)
Not obvious or sriking;
as, a
remote
resemblance
.
3.
(Bot.)
Separated by intervals greater than usual.
–
Re-mote′ly
,
adv.
–
Re-mote′ness
,
Noun.

Webster 1828 Edition

Remote

REMO'TE

,
Adj.
[L. remotus, removeo; re and moveo, to move.]
1.
Distant in place; not near; as a remote country; a remote people.
Give me a life remote from guilty courts.
2.
Distant in time, past or future; as remote antiquity. Every man is apt to think the time of his dissolution to be remote.
3.
Distant; not immediate.
It is not all remote and even apparent good that affects us.
4.
Distant; primary; not proximate; as the remote causes of a disease.
5.
Alien; foreign; not agreeing with; as a proposition remote from reason.
6.
Abstracted; as the mind placed by thought amongst or remote from all bodies.
7.
Distant in consanguinity or affinity; as a remote kinsman.
8.
Slight; inconsiderable; as a remote analogy between cases; a remote resemblance is form or color.

Definition 2024

remote

remote

English

Adjective

remote ‎(comparative more remote or remoter, superlative most remote or remotest)

  1. At a distance; disconnected.
    A remote operator may control the vehicle with a wireless handset.
  2. Distant or otherwise inaccessible.
    After his fall from the emperor's favor, the general was posted to a remote outpost.
  3. Unlikely.
    There was only a remote possibility that we would be rescued as we were far outside of the regular shipping lanes.
  4. Emotionally detached.
    After her mother's death, my friend grew remote for a time while she dealt with her grief.

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Noun

remote ‎(plural remotes)

  1. Short for remote control.
    I hate it when my uncle comes over to visit; he always sits in the best chair and hogs the remote.
  2. (broadcasting) An element of broadcast programming originating away from the station's or show's control room.

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Verb

remote ‎(third-person singular simple present remotes, present participle remoting, simple past and past participle remoted)

  1. (computing) To connect to a computer from a remote location.
    • (Can we date this quote?), Bill English, Microsoft Sharepoint 2010: Administrator's Companion:
      These requirements are applicable whether you are remoting into a server or locally executing SharePoint cmdlets.

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Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [reˈmɔː.t̪e], /reˈmɔte/

Adjective

remote f pl

  1. feminine plural of remoto

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Latin

Adjective

remōte

  1. vocative masculine singular of remōtus

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): [ɹɪˈməʊt], [ˌɹiːˈməʊt], [ɹəˈməʊt]
  • (US) IPA(key): [rɪˈmoʊt]
  • Rhymes: -əʊt

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