B1verb · transitive · frequent

clear

clear · clears · cleared · clearing

виправдати, виправдовувати, довести

пройти, оправдать, проходить, прояснить

klar werden, klären, abräumen, befreien

To remove obstructions, impediments or other unwanted items fromTo remove obstructions, impediments or other unwanted items from.

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UK/ˈklɪə/US/ˈklɪɚ/

» I thought it was perfectly clear.

Я думав, що це цілком зрозуміло.

Meaning

20 senses

(transitive)To remove obstructions, impediments or other unwanted items from.
Police took two hours to clear the road.
If you clear the table, I'll wash up.
abräumen
remove
(transitive)To remove (items or material) so as to leave something unobstructed or open.
Please clear all this stuff off the table.
The loggers came and cleared the trees.
(intransitive)To leave abruptly; to clear off or clear out.
become clear
(intransitive)To become free from obstruction or obscurement; to become transparent.
When the road cleared we continued our journey.
After a heavy rain, the sky cleared nicely for the evening.
klar werden
рассе́иватьсяrasséivatʹsja, рассе́ятьсяrasséjatʹsja
(transitive)To eliminate ambiguity or doubt from (a matter); to clarify or resolve; to clear up.
We need to clear this issue once and for all.
klären, aufklären, abklären
разъясня́тьrazʺjasnjátʹ, разъясни́тьrazʺjasnítʹ, проясня́тьprojasnjátʹ
make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
(transitive)To remove from suspicion, especially of having committed a crime.
The court cleared the man of murder.
befreien, entheben
опра́вдыватьoprávdyvatʹ, оправда́тьopravdátʹ
remove the occupants of
(transitive)To pass without interference; to miss.
The door just barely clears the table as it closes.
The leaping horse easily cleared the hurdles.
pass by, over, or under without making contact
(transitive)To exceed a stated mark.
She was the first female high jumper to clear two metres.
(transitive)To finish or complete (a stage, challenge, or game).
I cleared the first level in 36 seconds.
(intransitive)Of a check or financial transaction, to go through as payment; to be processed so that the money is transferred.
The check might not clear for a couple of days.
verrechnen, freigeben
проходи́тьproxodítʹ, пройти́projtí
(transitive)To earn a profit of; to net.
He's been clearing seven thousand a week.
make as a net profit
(transitive)To approve or authorise for a particular purpose or action; to give clearance to.
Air traffic control cleared the plane to land.
The marketing department has cleared the press release for publication.

Examples

2359 sentences

I thought it was perfectly clear.
Я думав, що це цілком зрозуміло.
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I guess I haven't made myself clear.
Гадаю, я недостатньо ясно висловився.
ruДумаю, я не совсем ясно выразился.
deIch denke, ich war nicht klar genug.
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It is clear that he is guilty.
Очевидно що він винний.
ruОчевидно, что он виновен.
deEs ist klar, dass er schuldig ist.
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She has a soft and clear voice.
Вона говорила тихо і чітко.
deSie hatte eine weiche und klare Stimme.
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I thought that it was perfectly clear.
Я думав, що це цілком зрозуміло.
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Translations

7 languages

Русский

By meaning 4

to become clear or freed from obstructions:

to eliminate ambiguity or doubt; to clarify:

to remove from suspicion:

to go through as payment:

Deutsch

By meaning 7

to fell all trees of a forest:

to remove obstructions or impediments from:

to become clear or freed from obstructions:

to eliminate ambiguity or doubt; to clarify:

to remove from suspicion:

to go through as payment:

computing: reset; return to zero:

Origin

From Middle English clere, from Anglo-Norman cler, from Old French cler (Modern French cla

From Middle English clere, from Anglo-Norman cler, from Old French cler (Modern French clair), from Latin clarus. Displaced native Middle English schir (“clear, pure”) (from Old English scīr (“clear, bright”)), Middle English skere (“clear, sheer”) (from Old English scǣre and Old Norse skǣr (“sheer, clear, pure”)), Middle English smolt (“clear (of mind), serene”) (from Old English smolt (“peaceful, serene”)). Cognate with Danish, German, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish klar, Dutch klaar, French clair, Italian chiaro, Portuguese claro, Romanian clar, Spanish claro.

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Forms

clears, clearing, cleared, cleared

Base form	clear · to clear
3rd person singular	clears
Present participle	clearing
Past simple	cleared
Past participle	cleared

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	clear
he, she, it	clears

Past simpleLesson

all persons

cleared

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have cleared
he, she, it	has cleared

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will clear

Phrasal verbs

4 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

25 synonyms

vindicateC2 stub absolve exonerate acquittance assoil assoilzie acquit disculp disculpate exculpate

Close in meaning

free (the throat) by making a rasping sound:clear up
make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear:clear up shed light on crystallize crystallise crystalize crystalise straighten out sort out
settle, as of a debt:solve
pass by, over, or under without making contact:top

Antonyms

1 antonyms

bounce

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle

Collocations

12 patterns

was clear that
make myself clear
clear the table
cleared his throat
quite clear
was very clear
clear up soon
will clear up
myself clear
very clear that
to clear up
loud and clear