Words / A2

ri-MOHT/rɪˈməʊt/

Remote means far from towns and other people: a remote village, remote from the city, a remote island. Far is simpler; remote adds “isolated”. Nearby is the opposite idea. A remote (control) is the TV gadget — extra noun. Do not write remove (take away) for remote.

Meaning

Far from towns and other people.

Examples

• “They spent the weekend in a remote village in the hills.”
• “There is no shop in that remote valley.”
• “The cottage is beautiful but rather remote.”

Good to know

a remote village / island. Opposite idea: nearby. Extra noun: remote control. Mix-up: remove.

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