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# clear

«clear» in Mova's school dictionary: **Easy to understand, see or hear: clear instructions, a…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (clear, clearer, clearest); verb (clear, clears, cleared, clearing; clear up, clear away); adverb (clearly; stay clear of)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Easy to understand, see or hear: clear instructions, a clear voice. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clear/#m1)

2) See-through, like clean water or glass: transparent. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clear/#m2)

3) Without clouds or rain: a clear sky. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clear/#m3)

4) Without anything in the way: a clear road. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clear/#m4)

5) Certain, with no doubt: «It's clear that he's tired». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clear/#m5)

6) Verb: to remove things from a place: clear the table. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clear/#m6)

7) Verb: of weather: to become bright: «It cleared up». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clear/#m7)

### sense in the lessons

In science: transparent (clear) materials let light through — glass, clear plastic, water; opaque ones do not. In school: write clearly, clear explanations. In safety: keep clear of the edge, train tracks and machines; a clear path for fire exits; make sure the road is clear before crossing. Phrases: clear the table, clear up, keep clear, clear as day, clear sky, all clear, make it clear.

### examples

- The water in the lake was so clear we could see fish. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clear/#x1)
- Is that clear? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clear/#x2)
- The sky is clear tonight, so we can see the stars. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clear/#x3)
- Please clear the table after dinner. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clear/#x4)
- Keep clear of the train doors. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clear/#x5)
- Look both ways and cross when the road is clear. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clear/#x6)
- It cleared up in the afternoon. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clear/#x7)
- Glass is a clear material — light goes through it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clear/#x8)
- Little by little the sky cleared. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clear/#x9)

### note

Comparisons: clearer, clearest. «Clear» (see-through) is not the same as «clean»: dirty water can be clear and still have germs. Adverb «clearly». «Keep clear» signs mean stay away.

### In the corpora

- [That is the clearest lesson about health gossip: someone's illness is theirs to share.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/45-the-royal-family-in-the-news-a-queens-death-a-coronation-titles-lost-and-illnesses-announced/3/)
- [Good parents make clear that an accident is not the child's fault.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/59-the-parents-walk-in-how-good-parents-react/13/)
- [A chatbot is wonderfully good at sounding right: clear sentences, a calm voice, no "erm".](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/3-sounding-right-and-being-right/0/)
- [Clear, detailed questions get clearer answers.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/8-asking-well-and-knowing-when-to-stop/7/)
- [It was reported that the history pictures went wrong because rules meant to make pictures more varied were applied even where history was clear.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/21-news-deepfakes-history/7/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «clear» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clear/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.