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    Lejos (en. Far)

    [ˈlexos]

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishSpanish
    adverb
    Indicates a considerable distance.
    The store is far from my house.
    La tienda está lejos de mi casa.
    Expresses something that is not present or accessible.
    The memory of those days is far away.
    El recuerdo de aquellos días está lejos.
    Refers to a distant future.
    Far away is the day I will travel the world.
    Lejos está el día en que viajaré por el mundo.

    Etymology

    From Latin 'latus', which means 'wide' or 'broad'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    far from
    It means that something is at a great distance from another.
    lejos de
    not being far
    Indicates that something is relatively close.
    no estar lejos
    far from each other
    Expresses that two or more entities are at a considerable distance from each other.
    lejos uno del otro

    Related Words

    remoteness
    State of being far away.
    lejanía
    to distance
    To make something or someone far away.
    lejar
    to push away
    To move something or someone so that it is farther away.
    alejar

    Slang Meanings

    Far from here
    She said she lives far from here.
    Ella dijo que vive lejos de aquí.
    To be far away
    You are far from what you expected.
    Estás muy lejos de lo que esperabas.