adj · noun · verb · 15 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Sound
Pronunciation
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UK:[ɹɪˈməʊt]
UK:[ˌɹiːˈməʊt]
UK:[ɹəˈməʊt]
US:[ɹɪˈmoʊt]
Ireland:/ɹəˈməʊt̞/
Ireland:/ɹəˈmʌo̞/
Ireland:/ɹəˈmʌo̞ʔ/
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rhymes with -əʊt
CMU ARPABET:R IH0 M OW1 T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
At a distance; disconnected.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
A remote operator may control the vehicle with a wireless handset.
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
9
verb
Meaning 9
to remove (from something or someone)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
10
adjective
Meaning 10
far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a distant cousin
a remote relative
a distant likeness
considerations entirely removed (or remote) from politics
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: distant
Antonyms: none provided
11
adjective satellite
Meaning 11
inaccessible and sparsely populated;
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: outback(a)
Antonyms: none provided
12
adjective satellite
Meaning 12
located far away spatially
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
distant lands
remote stars
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: distant
Antonyms: none provided
13
adjective satellite
Meaning 13
separate or apart in time
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
distant events
the remote past or future
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: distant, removed
Antonyms: none provided
14
adjective satellite
Meaning 14
very unlikely
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
an outside chance
a remote possibility
a remote contingency
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: outside
Antonyms: none provided
15
noun
Meaning 15
a device that can be used to control a machine or apparatus from a distance
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
he lost the remote for his TV
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: remote control
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: device
History
Etymology
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”).
Across languages
Translations
157 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
afgeleë
— at a distance
Arabic:
بَعِيد
(baʕīd)
— at a distance
Arabic:
بعيد
(beʕīd)
— at a distance
Arabic:
بعيدة
(beʕīda)
— at a distance
Arabic:
بعاد
(buʕād)
— at a distance
Azerbaijani:
uzaq
— at a distance
Azerbaijani:
əlçatmaz
— at a distance
Azerbaijani:
iraq
— at a distance
Azerbaijani:
ucqar
— at a distance
Bashkir:
алыҫ
(alıś)
— at a distance
Bashkir:
йыраҡ
(yıraq)
— at a distance
Belarusian:
далёкі
(daljóki)
— at a distance
Bulgarian:
дале́чен
(daléčen)
— at a distance
Catalan:
remot
— at a distance
Chinese Cantonese:
遠 /远
(jyun5)
— at a distance
Chinese Mandarin:
遠 /远
(yuǎn)
— at a distance
Chinese Mandarin:
遙遠 /遥远
(yáoyuǎn)
— at a distance
Czech:
daleký
— at a distance
Czech:
vzdálený
— at a distance
Dutch:
verwijderd
— at a distance
Dutch:
afgelegen
— at a distance
Dutch:
van op afstand
— at a distance
Dutch:
veraf
— at a distance
Esperanto:
fora
— at a distance
Finnish:
etäinen
— at a distance
Finnish:
kaukainen
— at a distance
Finnish:
etä-
— at a distance
Finnish:
kauko-
— at a distance
French:
distant
— at a distance
French:
loin
— at a distance
French:
lointain
— at a distance
German:
fern
— at a distance
German:
entfernt
— at a distance
German:
abgelegen
— at a distance
German:
fernbetrieb
— at a distance
Hebrew:
מרוחק
(merukhaq)
— at a distance
Higaonon:
madiyo
— at a distance
Hindi:
दूर
(dūr)
— at a distance
Hindi:
दूरस्थ
(dūrasth)
— at a distance
Hungarian:
távoli
— at a distance
Icelandic:
afskekktur
— at a distance
Indonesian:
jarak jauh
— at a distance
Indonesian:
remote
— at a distance
Ingrian:
etähäin
— at a distance
Italian:
remoto
— at a distance
Japanese:
遠い
(tōi)
— at a distance
Japanese:
遠隔な
(enkaku na)
— at a distance
Japanese:
辺鄙な
(henpi na)
— at a distance
Japanese:
遥かな
(haruka na)
— at a distance
Korean:
원격
(won'gyeok)
— at a distance
Korean:
먼
(meon)
— at a distance
Korean:
외딴
(oettan)
— at a distance
Latin:
remōtus
— at a distance
Latin:
reductus
— at a distance
Macedonian:
далечен
(dalečen)
— at a distance
Norwegian:
fjern
— at a distance
Persian:
دور
(dur)
— at a distance
Persian:
دوردست
(durdast)
— at a distance
Polish:
zdalny
— at a distance
Portuguese:
remoto
— at a distance
Portuguese:
longínquo
— at a distance
Portuguese:
distante
— at a distance
Romanian:
depărtat
— at a distance
Romanian:
îndepărtat
— at a distance
Russian:
далёкий
(daljókij)
— at a distance
Russian:
да́льний
(dálʹnij)
— at a distance
Russian:
отдалённый
(otdaljónnyj)
— at a distance
Russian:
удалённый
(udaljónnyj)
— at a distance
Sanskrit:
दूर
(dūra)
— at a distance
Scottish Gaelic:
cian
— at a distance
Scottish Gaelic:
cèin
— at a distance
Scottish Gaelic:
fad às
— at a distance
Serbo-Croatian:
да̀лек
— at a distance
Serbo-Croatian:
dàlek
— at a distance
Slovak:
ďaleký
— at a distance
Slovene:
oddaljen
— at a distance
Slovene:
dáleč
— at a distance
Spanish:
remoto
— at a distance
Swedish:
avlägsen
— at a distance
Swedish:
fjärr-
— at a distance
Tocharian B:
akañce
— at a distance
Turkish:
uzak
— at a distance
Turkish:
uzaktan kontrol
— at a distance
Turkish:
ırak
— at a distance
Ukrainian:
дале́кий
(dalékyj)
— at a distance
Urdu:
دور
(dūr)
— at a distance
Vietnamese:
xa
— at a distance
Afrikaans:
afgeleë
— distant or otherwise unaccessible
Azerbaijani:
əlçatmaz
— distant or otherwise unaccessible
Bulgarian:
отдалечен
(otdalečen)
— distant or otherwise unaccessible
Catalan:
remot
— distant or otherwise unaccessible
Chinese Mandarin:
偏僻的
— distant or otherwise unaccessible
Czech:
nepřístupný
— distant or otherwise unaccessible
Czech:
vzdálený
— distant or otherwise unaccessible
Esperanto:
izolita
— distant or otherwise unaccessible
Finnish:
syrjäinen
— distant or otherwise unaccessible
Finnish:
etäinen
— distant or otherwise unaccessible
French:
éloigné
— distant or otherwise unaccessible
French:
lointain
— distant or otherwise unaccessible
German:
abgelegen
— distant or otherwise unaccessible
Hebrew:
נִדָּח
(nidáẖ)
— distant or otherwise unaccessible
Hindi:
दूरस्थ
(dūrasth)
— distant or otherwise unaccessible
Irish:
iargúlta
— distant or otherwise unaccessible
Italian:
remoto
— distant or otherwise unaccessible
Latin:
remōtus
— distant or otherwise unaccessible
Latin:
repositus
— distant or otherwise unaccessible
Latvian:
nomaļš
— distant or otherwise unaccessible
Latvian:
attāls
— distant or otherwise unaccessible
Latvian:
tāls
— distant or otherwise unaccessible
Malay:
terpencil
— distant or otherwise unaccessible
Norman:
êlouongni
— distant or otherwise unaccessible
Polish:
odległy
— distant or otherwise unaccessible
Polish:
daleki
— distant or otherwise unaccessible
Polish:
oddalony
— distant or otherwise unaccessible
Portuguese:
isolado
— distant or otherwise unaccessible
Portuguese:
inacessível
— distant or otherwise unaccessible
Scottish Gaelic:
fad às
— distant or otherwise unaccessible
Scottish Gaelic:
iomallach
— distant or otherwise unaccessible
Slovene:
odročen
— distant or otherwise unaccessible
Slovene:
oddaljen
— distant or otherwise unaccessible
Spanish:
remoto
— distant or otherwise unaccessible
Swedish:
avlägsen
— distant or otherwise unaccessible
Swedish:
fjärran
— distant or otherwise unaccessible
Swedish:
fjärr-
— distant or otherwise unaccessible
Turkish:
ücra
— distant or otherwise unaccessible
Ottoman Turkish:
اوزاق
(uzak)
— distant or otherwise unaccessible
Ottoman Turkish:
ایراق
(ırak)
— distant or otherwise unaccessible
Arabic:
رموت
(rimōt, rumūt)
— remote control
Arabic:
ريموت
(rīmōt)
— remote control
Bulgarian:
дистанционно
(distancionno)
— remote control
Czech:
dálkový ovladač
— remote control
Finnish:
kaukosäädin
— remote control
French:
télécommande
— remote control
German:
Fernbedienung
— remote control
Greek:
τηλεχειριστήριο
(tilecheiristírio)
— remote control
Hebrew:
שַׁלָּט
(shalát)
— remote control
Indonesian:
pengendali jarak jauh
— remote control
Marathi:
रिमोट
(rimoṭ)
— remote control
Norwegian:
fjernkontroll
— remote control
Polish:
pilot
— remote control
Portuguese:
controle
— remote control
Portuguese:
controlo remoto
— remote control
Romanian:
telecomandă
— remote control
Russian:
ПДТ
(PDT)
— remote control
Russian:
пульт
(pulʹt)
— remote control
Russian:
дистанцио́нка
(distanciónka)
— remote control