Remote — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a device that can be used to control a machine or apparatus from a distance

located far away spatially

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻmˈoʊt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪmˈəʊt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪmˈəʊt/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻmˈoʊt/.

Examples

he lost the remote for his TV
distant lands
remote stars

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

outside outback distant removed remote control

Antonyms

close

Parts of Speech

noun	a device that can be used to control a machine or apparatus from a distance “he lost the remote for his TV”
adjective	located far away spatially “distant lands”
adjective	very unlikely “an outside chance”
adjective	separate or apart in time “distant events”
adjective	inaccessible and sparsely populated
adjective	far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship “a distant cousin”

Word Forms

distance	noun	the property created by the space between two objects or points
remoteness	noun	the property of being remote
outback	noun	the bush country of the interior of Australia

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Fernbedienung

ein Gerät, mit dem eine Maschine oder ein Gerät aus der Ferne gesteuert werden kann

🇫🇷French

télécommande

un dispositif qui peut être utilisé pour contrôler une machine ou un appareil à distance

🇪🇸Spanish

remoto

Dispositivo que se puede utilizar para controlar una máquina o aparato a distancia.

🇮🇹Italian

remoto

dispositivo che può essere utilizzato per comandare a distanza una macchina o un apparecchio

🇳🇱Dutch

op afstand

een apparaat waarmee u een machine of apparaat op afstand kunt besturen

🇵🇹Portuguese

remoto

um dispositivo que pode ser usado para controlar uma máquina ou aparelho à distância

🇷🇺Russian

удаленный

устройство, с помощью которого можно управлять машиной или аппаратом на расстоянии

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दूर

एक उपकरण जिसका उपयोग किसी मशीन या उपकरण को दूर से नियंत्रित करने के लिए किया जा सकता है

🇧🇩Bengali

দূরবর্তী

একটি ডিভাইস যা দূর থেকে একটি মেশিন বা যন্ত্রপাতি নিয়ন্ত্রণ করতে ব্যবহার করা যেতে পারে

🇮🇳Tamil

தொலைவில்

ஒரு இயந்திரம் அல்லது கருவியை தூரத்திலிருந்து கட்டுப்படுத்தப் பயன்படும் சாதனம்

🇮🇳Telugu

రిమోట్

దూరం నుండి యంత్రం లేదా ఉపకరణాన్ని నియంత్రించడానికి ఉపయోగించే పరికరం

🇮🇳Marathi

दूरस्थ

एक यंत्र ज्याचा वापर दूरवरून मशीन किंवा उपकरणे नियंत्रित करण्यासाठी केला जाऊ शकतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

દૂરસ્થ

એક ઉપકરણ જેનો ઉપયોગ દૂરથી મશીન અથવા ઉપકરણને નિયંત્રિત કરવા માટે થઈ શકે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ದೂರಸ್ಥ

ಯಂತ್ರ ಅಥವಾ ಉಪಕರಣವನ್ನು ದೂರದಿಂದ ನಿಯಂತ್ರಿಸಲು ಬಳಸಬಹುದಾದ ಸಾಧನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

റിമോട്ട്

ഒരു യന്ത്രത്തെയോ ഉപകരണത്തെയോ അകലെ നിന്ന് നിയന്ത്രിക്കാൻ ഉപയോഗിക്കാവുന്ന ഒരു ഉപകരണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰਿਮੋਟ

ਇੱਕ ਉਪਕਰਣ ਜਿਸਦੀ ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦੂਰੀ ਤੋਂ ਮਸ਼ੀਨ ਜਾਂ ਉਪਕਰਣ ਨੂੰ ਨਿਯੰਤਰਿਤ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਕੀਤੀ ਜਾ ਸਕਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

دور دراز

ایک آلہ جو دور سے کسی مشین یا آلات کو کنٹرول کرنے کے لیے استعمال کیا جا سکتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

偏僻的

可用于远距离控制机器或设备的装置

🇯🇵Japanese

リモート

離れた場所から機械や装置を制御するために使用できるデバイス

🇰🇷Korean

원격

기계나 장치를 멀리서 제어하는 데 사용할 수 있는 장치

🇻🇳Vietnamese

xa

một thiết bị có thể được sử dụng để điều khiển máy hoặc thiết bị từ xa

🇹🇭Thai

ระยะไกล

อุปกรณ์ที่สามารถใช้ควบคุมเครื่องจักรหรืออุปกรณ์จากระยะไกลได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

terpencil

perangkat yang dapat digunakan untuk mengendalikan mesin atau peralatan dari jarak jauh

🇲🇾Malay

jauh

peranti yang boleh digunakan untuk mengawal mesin atau radas dari jauh

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بعيد

جهاز يمكن استخدامه للتحكم في آلة أو جهاز من مسافة بعيدة

🇮🇷Persian

از راه دور

وسیله ای که می توان از آن برای کنترل ماشین یا دستگاه از راه دور استفاده کرد

🇹🇷Turkish

uzak

bir makineyi veya aparatı uzaktan kontrol etmek için kullanılabilen bir cihaz

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְרוּחָק

מכשיר שניתן להשתמש בו כדי לשלוט על מכונה או מכשיר ממרחק

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