{
    "term": "remote",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "far away from places where other people live",
            "sensetop": "remote from something",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a **remote village/island/location/region**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a remote community"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a remote part of the country"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a remote beach"
                },
                {
                    "text": "one of the **remotest areas** of the world"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The area is remote, mountainous, and roadless."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The site is remote from major population centres.",
                    "contextForm": "remote from something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The farmhouse is remote from any other buildings."
                },
                {
                    "text": "geographically remote areas"
                },
                {
                    "text": "rural areas that are relatively remote"
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "isolated",
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["appear", "be", "feel"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
                "preposition": ["from"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "far away in time",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "in the remote past/future"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a remote ancestor *(= who lived a long time ago)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "There are many facts about the remote past and the remote future that we cannot know."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "distant",
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["appear", "be", "feel"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
                "preposition": ["from"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "not closely related",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a remote cousin"
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "distant"
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "used to describe working away from a usual place, using communications technology",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "**Remote working** has become the norm for many organizations."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Many people are working in remote or hybrid environments."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Working life"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "that you can connect to from far away, using an electronic link",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a **remote terminal/database/server**"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "very different from something",
            "sensetop": "remote (from something)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "His theories are somewhat remote from reality."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A novel should not be too remote from the experiences of its readers."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Jane felt remote from what was going on around her."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["appear", "be", "feel"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
                "preposition": ["from"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 7,
            "definition": "not very friendly or interested in other people",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "When he spoke, his voice was cold and remote."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He somehow remains a remote figure."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "aloof, distant"
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 8,
            "definition": "not very great",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "There is still a **remote chance** that they will find her alive."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I don't have **the remotest idea** what you're talking about."
                },
                {
                    "text": "At that time, a new school building was just a remote dream."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a fairly remote possibility"
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "slight",
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["appear", "be", "feel"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
                "preposition": ["from"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/rɪˈməʊt/",
                "audio": "re/remote/remote__gb_3.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/rɪˈməʊt/",
                "audio": "re/remote/remote__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English (in the sense ‘far apart’): from Latin remotus ‘removed’, past participle of removere, from re- ‘back’ + movere ‘to move’."
}