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# remote

«remote» in Mova's school dictionary: **far away from towns and other people** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (remote, remoter, remotest); noun (a remote, remotes)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Remote means far away from towns and other people. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/remote/#m1)

2) Remote means far away in time, like the remote past. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/remote/#m2)

3) A remote, or remote control, is a small device used to control a TV or toy from a distance. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/remote/#m3)

4) A remote chance or possibility is a very small one. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/remote/#m4)

5) Remote can describe someone who seems distant and unfriendly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/remote/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

In geography, remote places like the Australian outback, the Scottish Highlands or Alaska have few people, few roads and long distances to services; some children there do «School of the Air» or remote learning online. In safety, tell someone where you are going in remote places and carry water. Phrases: «remote control», «remote area», «remote learning», «a remote chance», «remote-controlled car».

### examples

- They live on a remote farm in the outback. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/remote/#x1)
- Pass me the remote, please. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/remote/#x2)
- My remote-controlled car can go really fast. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/remote/#x3)
- There is only a remote chance of rain today. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/remote/#x4)
- The island is very remote, so the ferry comes once a week. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/remote/#x5)
- During the storm we did remote learning from home. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/remote/#x6)
- In remote areas, a doctor may fly in by plane. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/remote/#x7)
- The dinosaurs lived in the remote past. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/remote/#x8)
- Indeed, save in the remote country districts, the dialect of the legends has nearly disappeared. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/remote/#x9)

### note

Comparative remoter/more remote. Noun «a remote» is short for «remote control». «Remote» chance = very unlikely. Do not confuse with «remove».

### In the corpora

- [Never touching the remote again is not the answer; knowing what to do next time is.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/58-landing-on-an-18-film-by-accident/19/)
- [If the remote is lost, the power button on the TV itself, or on the wall, switches it off.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/60-next-time-switch-off-tell-and-parental-controls/12/)
- [A remote control with a missing battery cover is a danger to toddlers, who can pull out and swallow the batteries.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/119-bedroom-living-room-and-manners/9/)
- [«The remote was a fiver.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/428-the-broken-window-and-other-hidden-accidents/12/)
- [Evidence like a named ball, a taped remote or a stain usually stays behind after an accident.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/428-the-broken-window-and-other-hidden-accidents/27/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «remote» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/remote/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.