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 →

2) See-through, like clean water or glass: transparent. tree →

3) Without clouds or rain: a clear sky. tree →

4) Without anything in the way: a clear road. tree →

5) Certain, with no doubt: «It's clear that he's tired». tree →

6) Verb: to remove things from a place: clear the table. tree →

7) Verb: of weather: to become bright: «It cleared up». tree →

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 →
• Is that clear? tree →
• The sky is clear tonight, so we can see the stars. tree →
• Please clear the table after dinner. tree →
• Keep clear of the train doors. tree →
• Look both ways and cross when the road is clear. tree →
• It cleared up in the afternoon. tree →
• Glass is a clear material — light goes through it. tree →
• Little by little the sky cleared. tree →

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.
• Good parents make clear that an accident is not the child's fault.
• A chatbot is wonderfully good at sounding right: clear sentences, a calm voice, no "erm".
• Clear, detailed questions get clearer answers.
• It was reported that the history pictures went wrong because rules meant to make pictures more varied were applied even where history was clear.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «clear» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.