How to pronounce remote
American English pronunciation
rih-MOHT
- IPA
- /ɹɪˈmoʊt/
- Syllables
- rih · MOHT (2 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What remote means
Most people know remote in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.
Far away from towns and other people
In a sentence: The cabin was so remote that we did not see another car all week.
Where it comes from: It comes from the Latin word remotus, meaning removed. That word comes from removere, made of re- and movere, meaning to move.
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