0 past simple and past participle of clear --
1 to remove or get rid of whatever is blocking or filling something, or to stop being blocked or full: --
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.
I never leave work until I've cleared my in-tray (= have finished the work that needs to be done).
2 to prove that someone is not guilty of something that they were accused of: --
3 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.
4 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.
We can complete it step by step however long the road is and it can't be completed however short the road is if you don't even mark your footprint.
Vi kan slutföra det steg för steg hur lång vägen än är och den kan inte slutföras hur kort vägen än är om du inte ens markerar ditt fotavtryck.