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 →

2) Remote means far away in time, like the remote past. tree →

3) A remote, or remote control, is a small device used to control a TV or toy from a distance. tree →

4) A remote chance or possibility is a very small one. tree →

5) Remote can describe someone who seems distant and unfriendly. tree →

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 →
• Pass me the remote, please. tree →
• My remote-controlled car can go really fast. tree →
• There is only a remote chance of rain today. tree →
• The island is very remote, so the ferry comes once a week. tree →
• During the storm we did remote learning from home. tree →
• In remote areas, a doctor may fly in by plane. tree →
• The dinosaurs lived in the remote past. tree →
• Indeed, save in the remote country districts, the dialect of the legends has nearly disappeared. tree →

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.
• If the remote is lost, the power button on the TV itself, or on the wall, switches it off.
• A remote control with a missing battery cover is a danger to toddlers, who can pull out and swallow the batteries.
• «The remote was a fiver.
• Evidence like a named ball, a taped remote or a stain usually stays behind after an accident.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «remote» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.