Meaning

4 senses
  1. Empty or open area.

    The deer were standing in the clear.

  2. Full extent; distance between extreme limits; especially; the distance between the nearest surfaces of two bodies, or the space between walls.

    a room ten feet square in the clear

  3. The completion of a stage or challenge, or of the whole game.

    It took me weeks to achieve a one-credit clear (1CC).

  4. A person who is free from the influence of engrams.

More definitions
  • the state of being free of suspicion
  • a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water

Examples

2359 sentences
  1. I thought it was perfectly clear.

    Я думав, що це цілком зрозуміло. — deniko

  2. I guess I haven't made myself clear.

    Гадаю, я недостатньо ясно висловився. — deniko

    ruДумаю, я не совсем ясно выразился. — marafon

    deIch denke, ich war nicht klar genug. — lenon_perez

  3. It is clear that he is guilty.

    Очевидно що він винний. — older

    ruОчевидно, что он виновен. — odexed

    deEs ist klar, dass er schuldig ist. — kolonjano

  4. She has a soft and clear voice.

    Вона говорила тихо і чітко. — aandrusiak

    deSie hatte eine weiche und klare Stimme. — Esperantostern

  5. I thought that it was perfectly clear.

    Я думав, що це цілком зрозуміло. — deniko

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

plural: clears
Singularclear
Pluralclears

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water:open

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

See also

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