No. 493 in Lithuanian
toli
"Far" or "distant."
In a sentence
Mano draugas gyvena toli nuo mūsų miesto.
My friend lives far from our city.
In this sentence, 'toli' means 'far away,' used to describe a long distance between the subjects mentioned.
Jis pasakė, kad kelias į miestą nėra labai toli.
He said that the road to the city is not very far.
Here, 'toli' refers to a distance that is relatively near compared to certain standards.
Aš žinojau, kad šio klausimo sprendimas yra toli nuo paprasto.
I knew that the solution to this issue is far from simple.
In this usage, 'toli' metaphorically expresses how 'far away' something is from being straightforward or simple, illustrating a figurative meaning.
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