clear

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verb

1 remove sth that is not wanted/needed

ADVERB

▪ completely, totally

▪

The site must be completely cleared and made safe for children.

▪ partially

▪ hastily, quickly

▪

She hastily cleared a space for him to sit down.

▪ away

▪

Can you clear away all your toys now?

▪ up

▪

I want you to clear all this mess up.

PREPOSITION

▪ from

▪

They cleared the mud from the steps.

▪ of

▪

We cleared the path of leaves.

▪ off

▪

Clear those papers off the desk.

2 your head/mind

ADVERB

▪ suddenly

▪

His face suddenly cleared as understanding dawned.

VERB + CLEAR

▪ try to

▪

I went for a walk to try to clear my head.

▪ help (to)

▪

Correct breathing helps to clear the mind and reduce tension.

3 prove sb innocent

ADVERB

▪ formally

▪

The three defendants were formally cleared by the judge.

PREPOSITION

▪ of

▪

Four men accused of assault have been cleared of all charges.

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adj.

1 easy to understand

VERBS

▪ be, seem

▪ become

▪ get sth, make sth

▪ find sth

ADVERB

▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc.

▪ abundantly

▪ absolutely, crystal, perfectly, quite

▪

You have to make your intentions crystal clear to them.

▪ by no means, not entirely, not exactly, not quite

▪

It wasn't entirely clear whether she wanted us to help.

▪ reasonably, relatively

▪ painfully

▪ increasingly

PREPOSITION

▪ to

▪

It was increasingly clear to us that there was a problem.

PHRASES

▪ clear and concise

2 sure/certain

VERBS

▪ be

ADVERB

▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc.

▪ absolutely, quite

PREPOSITION

▪ about

▪

She was very clear about her reasons for leaving.

▪ on

▪

Are you clear on that point?

3 easy to see/hear

VERBS

▪ be, look

▪ become, grow

ADVERB

▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc.

▪

The photograph wasn't very clear.

▪ reasonably

PHRASES

▪ loud and clear

4 easy to see through

VERBS

▪ be

▪ become

ADVERB

▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc.

▪

The water was fairly clear.

▪ absolutely, completely

▪ reasonably

5 free from things that are blocking the way

VERBS

▪ be, look, seem

▪ remain, stay

▪ keep sth

▪

Make sure you keep all gutters and drainpipes clear of leaves.

ADVERB

▪ completely

▪ fairly, pretty, reasonably

PREPOSITION

▪ of

▪

The roads are reasonably clear of snow.

Clear is used with these nouns: ↑account, ↑admission, ↑advantage, ↑advice, ↑agenda, ↑aim, ↑air, ↑allusion, ↑alternative, ↑answer, ↑appreciation, ↑association, ↑assurance, ↑benefit, ↑bias, ↑breach, ↑brief, ↑bulb, ↑case, ↑cause, ↑chance, ↑choice, ↑commitment, ↑communication, ↑complexion, ↑concept, ↑conception, ↑connection, ↑conscience, ↑consensus, ↑contrast, ↑contravention, ↑correlation, ↑definition, ↑demonstration, ↑description, ↑determination, ↑diagram, ↑difference, ↑direction, ↑directive, ↑distinction, ↑division, ↑dominance, ↑echo, ↑evidence, ↑example, ↑exception, ↑expectation, ↑explanation, ↑expression, ↑eye, ↑favourite, ↑focus, ↑foul, ↑gaze, ↑glass, ↑gloss, ↑goal, ↑guidance, ↑guideline, ↑handwriting, ↑head, ↑hint, ↑honey, ↑idea, ↑illustration, ↑image, ↑implication, ↑impression, ↑incentive, ↑indication, ↑insight, ↑instruction, ↑lacquer, ↑lake, ↑law, ↑lead, ↑leadership, ↑lesson, ↑light, ↑limit, ↑link, ↑liquid, ↑loser, ↑majority, ↑mandate, ↑manifestation, ↑margin, ↑meaning, ↑memory, ↑message, ↑mind, ↑morning, ↑motive, ↑nail polish, ↑need, ↑night, ↑objective, ↑opening, ↑outline, ↑parallel, ↑patch, ↑path, ↑pattern, ↑perception, ↑photograph, ↑picture, ↑plastic, ↑pointer, ↑policy, ↑precedent, ↑preference, ↑presentation, ↑print, ↑profit, ↑proof, ↑prose, ↑reason, ↑recognition, ↑recollection, ↑recommendation, ↑reference, ↑reflection, ↑relationship, ↑reluctance, ↑road, ↑role, ↑rule, ↑sense, ↑separation, ↑shot, ↑sign, ↑signal, ↑similarity, ↑skin, ↑soprano, ↑sound, ↑soup, ↑span, ↑split, ↑standard, ↑statement, ↑strategy, ↑stream, ↑summary, ↑target, ↑tendency, ↑term, ↑testimony, ↑thinker, ↑thinking, ↑tone, ↑trend, ↑understanding, ↑varnish, ↑victor, ↑victory, ↑view, ↑violation, ↑visibility, ↑vision, ↑voice, ↑warning, ↑water, ↑winner, ↑word, ↑wording, ↑writing

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adv.

Clear is used with these verbs: ↑leap