clear up
To clarify, to correct a misconceptionTo clarify, to correct a misconception.
» The sooner you clear the matter up with Tom, the better.
Je eher du die Angelegenheit mit Tom bereinigst, desto besser.
Je eher du die Sache mit Tom klärst, desto besser.
Чем раньше вы проясните с Томом этот вопрос, тем лучше.
Чим швидше ви розберетеся з цим із Томом. тим краще.
Meaning
6 senses(transitive)To clarify, to correct a misconception.
aufklären
(intransitive)To depart or disappear.
All of their symptoms cleared up after the mold was removed.
(intransitive)To become free of certain blemishes.
With the new cleanser, his skin cleared up in two weeks.
His lung X-rays cleared up after they moved to Arizona.
become clear
(intransitive)Of stormy weather, to dissipate, to become calm.
aufklaren
(UK, intransitive, transitive)To clean up.
(intransitive)To pot all of the remaining balls in a single turn.
Examples
145 sentencesThe sooner you clear the matter up with Tom, the better.
Чим швидше ви розберетеся з цим із Томом. тим краще.
ruЧем раньше вы проясните с Томом этот вопрос, тем лучше.
deJe eher du die Angelegenheit mit Tom bereinigst, desto besser.
I cleared up my desk.
Я прибрав на столі.
ruЯ убрал на столе.
deIch habe meinen Schreibtisch aufgeräumt.
It's going to clear up soon.
deEs klärt sich bald auf.
Let's clear this up right now.
It looks like it'll clear up.
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 2
Forms
clears up, clearing up, cleared up, cleared up| Base form | clear up · to clear up |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | clears up |
| Present participle | clearing up |
| Past simple | cleared up |
| Past participle | cleared up |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
4 phrasal verbsSynonyms
20 synonyms- become clear:clearlight upbrighten
- free (the throat) by making a rasping sound:clear
- make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear:clearshed light oncrystallizecrystallisecrystalizecrystalisestraighten outsort out
- make clear and (more) comprehensible:clarifyelucidate
- finish a task completely:get throughwrap upfinish offmop uppolish offfinish up
Antonyms
1 antonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb