Lumayo (en. To distance oneself)

lu-ma-yo

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

verb

To leave a place or position.

Sometimes, we need to distance ourselves from dangerous situations.

Minsan, kailangan nating lumayo sa mga mapanganib na sitwasyon.

The act of being distant or not close.

He tends to distance himself from people when he is alone.

Mahilig siyang lumayo sa mga tao kapag siya'y nag-iisa.

Continuing in a direction away from something.

We should distance ourselves from the fire to avoid getting hurt.

Dapat tayong lumayo mula sa apoy upang hindi masaktan.

Root word: layo + um (verb formation)

stay away

to give distance or to leave a situation.

lumayo ka na

distance

the space between two objects or people.

layo

leave

Just get away from me, I don't want to deal with this mess.

Lumayo ka na sa akin, ayoko na sa gulo.

move away

Because of the problems, it's better if you just move away.

Dahil sa mga problema, mas mabuti pang lumayo ka na lang.

distance ourselves

Let's distance ourselves from toxic people.

Lumayo tayo sa mga toxic na tao.