clean
Free of dirt, filth, or impuritiesFree of dirt, filth, or impurities (extraneous matter); not dirty, filthy, or soiled.
» Please help me clean the house.
Помоги мне убрать дом, пожалуйста.
Помоги мне убраться в доме, пожалуйста.
Помоги мне навести порядок в доме, пожалуйста.
Помоги мне прибрать дом, пожалуйста.
Помогите мне, пожалуйста, убраться в доме.
Допоможи мені прибрати в домі, будь ласка.
Meaning
23 sensesFree of dirt, filth, or impurities (extraneous matter); not dirty, filthy, or soiled.
Are these dishes clean? Your room is finally clean! For a baby, happiness is a full bottle and a clean diaper.
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
Free of dirt, filth, or impurities (extraneous matter); not dirty, filthy, or soiled.
Of metal, having relatively few impurities.
clean steel
(of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections
(slang)Not muscular due to steroid use.
I don't think he's clean, look at those traps.
Free of contamination, (unwanted) germs, infection, or disease.
Insert a clean swab into your nose.
free from sepsis or infection
Free of contamination, (unwanted) germs, infection, or disease.
Devoid of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
I want to make sure my fiancé is clean before we are married.
Free of imperfections, blemishes, or defects.
(slang)Of a victory or performance: without any blemishes such as submission holds, disqualification, interference, etc.
Our team won, but it wasn't clean.
Of a route, ascended without falling.
thorough and without qualification
Free from that which is useless or injurious; without defects.
clean land
clean timber
In an unmarked condition; blank.
Put a clean sheet of paper into the printer.
чи́стыйčístyj
Free of immorality or criminality.
Pure, especially morally or religiously.
Our kids can watch this movie because it is clean.
rein
чи́стыйčístyj
morally pure
Not using drugs or alcohol.
go clean
I've been clean this time for eight months.
free of drugs
Free from (or showing no signs of) corrupt, unlawful, and/or sinister conduct or connections (and (of criminal, driving, etc. records) therefore without restrictions or penalties).
Unlike you, I’ve never caused any accidents — my record is still clean!
чи́стыйčístyj
Examples
3774 sentencesPlease help me clean the house.
Допоможи мені прибрати в домі, будь ласка.
ruПомоги мне убрать дом, пожалуйста.
You must keep your hands clean.
Ви повинні тримати руки у чистоті.
ruТы должен держать свои руки в чистоте.
deDu musst deine Hände sauber halten.
She always keeps her room clean.
Вона завжди тримає кімнату в чистоті.
ruОна всегда держит свою комнату чистой.
deSie hält ihr Zimmer immer sauber.
She made him clean his room.
Вона примусила його прибрати в кімнаті.
ruОна заставила его убраться в своей комнате.
deSie ließ ihn sein Zimmer aufräumen.
Tom is still cleaning his room.
Том все ще прибирає у своїй кімнаті.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English clene, from Old English clāne, clǣne (“clean; pure; clear”), from ProtFrom Middle English clene, from Old English clāne, clǣne (“clean; pure; clear”), from Proto-West Germanic *klainī (“dainty, fine, small; clean”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *glēy- (“gleaming”), from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“to gleam”).
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Forms
cleaner, cleanestSynonyms
32 synonyms- free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed:neat
- (of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements; fit for all observers:unobjectionable
- not spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination:uncontaminating
- exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play:sportingsportysportsmanlike
- (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections:fair
- morally pure:clean-living
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
61 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
12 patterns- clean his room
- clean my room
- clean your room
- clean up after
- clean the house
- clean up this
- clean the garage
- clean out the
- to clean up
- clean the kitchen
- clean the room
- to clean the