adjectiveIntermediate

remote

US

/rɪˈmoʊt/

UK

/rɪˈməʊt/

Meaning

Far away from towns, people, or places that are easy to reach.

दूर-दराज़ का; ऐसी जगह जो शहरों, लोगों या आसानी से पहुँचने वाली जगहों से बहुत दूर हो।

Examples

“Their cabin is remote, so supplies arrive only once a week.”

describing a placeresult

“We chose a remote beach away from busy tourist towns.”

before a nounlocation

“The remoteness of the village makes winter travel difficult.”

noun formcause and effect

Useful patterns

remote + place or locationbe remote from + placein a remote arearemotely located

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Word family

remotely(adverb)
remoteness(noun)

Common collocations

remote arearemote villageremote islandremote locationremote regionremote mountain

Common mistakes

Not natural: Our hotel is remote to the airport.

Better: Our hotel is far from the airport.

Use far from here; remote to is not a natural way to describe distance.

दूरी बताने के लिए far from कहें; remote to इस अर्थ में स्वाभाविक प्रयोग नहीं है।

Not natural: The village is very remotely.

Better: The village is very remote.

Use the adjective remote after is; remotely is an adverb and cannot describe the village here.

यहाँ is के बाद जगह का वर्णन करने के लिए adjective remote आएगा; remotely adverb है।

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Use remote for places that are far away or hard to reach; use nearby when something is close.

दूर या पहुँचना मुश्किल जगहों के लिए remote कहें; पास की जगह के लिए nearby इस्तेमाल करें।

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What does remote mean when describing a village?

किसी गाँव के बारे में remote कहने का क्या मतलब है?