Meaning of clear In English

• 0 easy to understand, hear, read, or see:

  • clear instructions/directions

  • Can we make the sound any clearer?

  • Our new television has a very clear picture.

  • I will not tolerate this behaviour any longer. Do I make myself clear?

• 1 certain, having no doubt, or obvious:

  • He isn't at all clear about what he wants to do with his life.

  • [ + (that) ] It is rapidly becoming clear (to me) (that) I'm not suited to being a teacher.

  • [ + question word ] It isn't clear how long the strike will go on for.

  • It's a clear case of corruption.

  • You've made your position quite clear (= there is no doubt about what you think).

• 2 pure or easy to see through, with no marks or areas that are less transparent:

  • clear glass

  • The water in the lake is so clear that you can see the bottom.

  • She has a beautifully clear skin/complexion (= with no marks or spots).

  • The weather is expected to remain clear for the next few days.

  • You can see the mountains from here on a clear day.

  • We could see hundreds of stars in the clear desert sky.

  • the clear sound of the flute

  • I have clear memories of visiting my grandfather's farm as a child.

• 3 not covered or blocked by anything:

  • We have a clear view of the ocean from our hotel window.

  • The journey was quite quick because the road was clear (= there was not much traffic on it).

  • I always like to leave my desk clear (= with no work on it) at the end of the day.

  • The only time I have clear next week is Tuesday afternoon.

  • We've got two clear (= whole) weeks in which to finish the decorating.

• 4 without being or feeling guilty:

  • to have a clear conscience

• 5 free from confusion; able to think quickly and well:

  • Marie is good at making decisions because she's a very clear thinker.

• 6 without problems or difficulties:

  • This is the first time in his life that he's been clear of (= without) debt.

• 7 used to describe an amount of money that is left after all necessary payments have been made:

  • The school summer fair made a clear profit of £1,500.

  • Bill earns a clear $400 a week/earns $400 a week clear.

• 8 not touching something, or away from something:

  • Only one competitor made a clear jump of the highest fence (= jumped over it without touching it).

  • When we're clear of the main road, we'll stop for our picnic.

• 9 to remove or get rid of whatever is blocking or filling something, or to stop being blocked or full:

  • It took several hours to clear the road after the accident.

  • I'll make the coffee if you'll clear the table.

  • If you use this nasal spray, your nose should clear.

  • After my aunt died, we arranged for her house to be cleared (= for the furniture to be removed from it).

  • If you press this key, the computer screen will clear (= the text and pictures will be removed from it).

  • Shops are currently holding sales to clear their summer stock (= get rid of goods by selling them cheaply).

  • Paul helped his elderly neighbour by clearing her path of snow/clearing snow from her path.

  • Could you clear your things off/from the sofa?

  • I never leave work until I've cleared my in-tray (= have finished the work that needs to be done).

  • She cleared her throat nervously before she began to speak.

• 10 to prove that someone is not guilty of something that they were accused of:

  • After many years in prison, the men were finally cleared of the bombings.

• 11 to give official permission for something:

  • Despite local opposition, the plans for the new supermarket have been cleared by the council.

  • Ladies and gentlemen, air-traffic control has now cleared the plane for take-off.

  • I don't know if I can get the car tonight - I'll have to clear it with Mum.

  • Before you can enter the country, you have to clear customs.

• 12 to become or make something pure or easy to see through:

  • The children enjoyed stirring the mud at the bottom of the pond, then watching the water slowly clear again.

  • Your skin would clear (= become free of spots) if you had a healthier diet.

  • After the thunderstorm, the sky cleared (= stopped being cloudy).

  • The fog is expected to have cleared (away) (= gone) by midday.

• 13 to make your mind free from confusion so that you can think quickly and well:

  • I need to get some fresh air to clear my head (= to make me able to think well).

• 14 to pay back all the money that you owe

• 15 to have an amount of money left from your earnings after any necessary payments, charges, taxes, etc.:

  • Bill clears $200 a week.

• 16 to (cause a cheque to) go from one bank to another through a central organization, so that money can be paid to the person it is owed to:

  • It usually takes four to five working days for a cheque to clear.

• 17 to jump or go over something without touching it:

  • The horse cleared the fence with inches to spare.

• 18 not touching, or away from:

  • Stand clear of the doors, please.

  • Make sure you park clear of the kerb.

  • The children were saved from the fire only because a neighbour pulled them clear.

  • His parents warned him to steer clear of trouble.

• 19 easy to understand, or easy to see or hear:

  • I left clear instructions that no one was to come in my office.

  • He spoke in a clear voice.

  • It wasn’t clear what he meant.

• 20 certain or obvious; not in any doubt:

  • [ + that clause ] It’s clear now that it was a mistake to have raised prices last spring.

  • [ + question word ] It isn’t clear how long the strike will continue.

• 21 free from confusion; able to think quickly and well:

  • Mary is good at making decisions because she’s a very clear thinker.

• 22 easy to see through; not cloudy or foggy:

  • clear water

  • a clear day

  • fig. I have clear memories of (= I can remember well) visiting my grandfather’s farm when I was a child.

  • a clear complexion

• 23 free from guilt:

  • My conscience is clear – I did what I could to help her.

• 24 not blocked or filled; open or available:

  • We have a clear view of the ocean from our hotel window.

  • The only time the doctor has clear today is 3:30 – can you make it then?

• 25 to show someone to be not guilty:

  • He was cleared of all charges, and the judge said he was free to go.

• 26 to remove or get rid of something or remove something blocking the way, or to move people away from a place:

  • It took several hours to clear the road after the accident.

  • Please clear the aisle and take your seats.

  • [ M ] Just let me clear the dishes off the table and put them in the sink.

• 27 to pass near something without touching it:

  • [ I ] With the high-jump bar at 6 feet 2 inches, she cleared easily.

• 28 to give official permission for something, or to satisfy the official conditions of something:

  • Our plane has been cleared for takeoff, so will the flight attendants please be seated.

  • I’m still waiting for my paycheck to clear (= be officially approved and processed) so I can pay my bills.

• 29 if you clear a debt, you pay back all of the money that you owe:

  • Customers should consider clearing their overdrafts and credit card debt before applying for a home loan.

  • By cutting costs and scaling back production, the company managed to clear its debts in under two years.

• 30 to have a particular sum of money left from the amount you have earned after taxes, etc. have been taken out:

  • A city police officer clears about $1,300 every other week.

• 31 to have a particular amount of money as profit:

  • After operating expenses, the resort group cleared $546 million.

• 32 if a cheque or payment clears, or if a bank clears it, money is available because it has been successfully paid from one bank to another:

  • You will not be able to withdraw funds until the bank has cleared your cheque.

  • International wire transfers may take several business days to clear.

• 33 to arrange for shares and money to be exchanged at the end of a day of trading on a financial market

• 34 to give or get official permission for something:

  • clear sth with sb Make sure you clear the budget with you boss first.

  • be cleared for sth Passenger flights outbound from the airport are often cleared for take off only 60 seconds apart.

  • be cleared by sb/sth Employees were cleared by security before they were allowed into the building.

  • clear a proposal/deal/plan

• 35 to prove that someone is not guilty of something:

  • clear sb of sth An independent review has cleared the company of all charges of fraud.

  • Accused of professional misconduct, he was eventually able to clear his name.

• 36 to sell products at a cheap price in order to get rid of them:

  • Bob's Auto Dealers is having a huge sale to clear its inventory of last year's trucks.

• 37 to be checked by an official and allowed into a country:

  • A driver will be waiting to pick you up after you clear customs and immigration.

  • Once shipments clear through customs they are moved to distributors or warehouses.

• 38 to take all your possessions away from your desk or office because you have been told to leave your job:

  • He was given just two hours to clear his desk and get out.

  • He likes to clear his desk by the end of the day.

• 39 to change all of your plans so you have time to do something else:

  • The President cleared his calendar for the afternoon conference .