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remote
What does remote mean?
remote (adjective): distant or otherwise inaccessible.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use remote in a sentence?
- After his fall from the emperor's favor, the general was posted to a remote outpost. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce remote?
/ɹɪˈmoʊt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does remote come from?
From Middle English remote, from Old French remot, masculine, remote, feminine.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to remote
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “remote” mean?
distant or otherwise inaccessible
Right! That's what “remote” means.
being nothing more than specified
Not quite: that's what mere means.
not divided or shared with others
Not quite: that's what exclusive means.
concerning all parts of the world
Not quite: that's what global means.
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