B2verb · intransitive · rare

clarify

clarify · clarifies · clarified · clarifying

очистити, очищати

чистить, очищать, прояснить, проясниться

klären, klar werden, aufklären, klarstellen

To make or become clear or bright by freeing from impurities or turbidityTo make or become clear or bright by freeing from impurities or turbidity.

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UK/ˈklæɹ.ɪ.faɪ/US/ˈklɛɹ.ɪ.faɪ/

» I need to clarify one point.

Мне нужно прояснить один момент.

Мне нужно уточнить один момент.

Meaning

3 senses

(ergative)To make or become clear or bright by freeing from impurities or turbidity.
What's the best way to clarify cooking oil?
Leave the wine for 24 hours and it will clarify.
klären
очища́тьočiščátʹ, чи́ститьčístitʹ
очища́тиočyščáty, очи́ститиočýstyty
make clear by removing impurities or solids, as by heating
(broadly)To make or become clear or easily understood; to explain or resolve in order to remove doubt or obscurity.
Please clarify what you mean by this.
Over time, the situation gradually clarified.
klären, klarstellen, aufklären
проясня́тьprojasnjátʹ, проясни́тьprojasnítʹ, проясни́тьсяprojasnítʹsja
make clear and (more) comprehensible
(obsolete)To glorify.

Examples

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I need to clarify one point.
ruМне нужно прояснить один момент.
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Could you clarify what you mean?
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Thanks for clarifying that for me.
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I appreciate your help in clarifying this.
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We need to clarify a few details.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

(transitive) to make clear or bright by freeing from impurities:

Русский

By meaning 3

(transitive) to make clear or bright by freeing from impurities:

(transitive) to make clear or easily understood:

(intransitive) to become clear or transparent:

Deutsch

By meaning 4

(transitive) to make clear or bright by freeing from impurities:

(transitive) to make clear or easily understood:

to clear up:

(intransitive) to become clear or transparent:

Origin

From Middle English clarifien, from Old French clarifiier, from Latin clārificō, clārificā

From Middle English clarifien, from Old French clarifiier, from Latin clārificō, clārificāre; clārus (“clear”) + faciō, facere (“make”). Semantically clear + -ify.

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