clearly

clear  (klîr)

adj. clear·er, clear·est

1. Free from clouds, mist, or haze: a clear day.

2. Not obscured or darkened; bright: clear daylight; a clear yellow.

3. Easily seen through; transparent: clear water.

4. Free from flaw, blemish, or impurity: a clear, perfect diamond; a clear record with the police.

5. Free from impediment, obstruction, or hindrance; open: a clear view; a clear path to victory.

6. Plain or evident to the mind; unmistakable: a clear case of cheating.

7. Easily perceptible to the eye or ear; distinct.

8. Discerning or perceiving easily; keen: a clear mind.

9. Free from doubt or confusion; certain.

10. Free from qualification or limitation; absolute: a clear winner.

11. Free from guilt; untroubled: a clear conscience.

12. Having been freed from contact, proximity, or connection: At last we were clear of the danger. The ship was clear of the reef.

13. Free from charges or deductions; net: a clear profit.

14. Containing nothing.

adv.

1. Distinctly; clearly: spoke loud and clear.

2. Out of the way; completely away: stood clear of the doors.

3. Informal All the way; completely: slept clear through the night; read the book clear to the end.

v. cleared, clear·ing, clears

v.tr.

1. To make light, clear, or bright.

2. To rid of impurities, blemishes, muddiness, or foreign matter.

3. To free from confusion, doubt, or ambiguity; make plain or intelligible: cleared up the question of responsibility.

4.

a. To rid of objects or obstructions: clear the table; clear the road of debris.

b. To make (a way or clearing) by removing obstructions: clear a path through the jungle.

c. To remove (objects or obstructions): clear the dishes; clear snow from the road.

5.

a. To remove the occupants of: clear the theater.

b. To remove (people): clear the children from the room.

6. Sports

a. To move or shoot (a ball or puck) away from the goal or out of the defensive zone.

b. To clear a puck out of (the defensive zone), as in ice hockey.

7. Computer Science

a. To rid (a memory location or buffer, for example) of instructions or data.

b. To remove (instructions or data) from memory.

8. To free from a legal charge or imputation of guilt; acquit: cleared the suspect of the murder charge.

9. To pass by, under, or over without contact: The boat cleared the dock.

10. To settle (a debt).

11. To gain (a given amount) as net profit or earnings.

12. To pass (a bill of exchange, such as a check) through a clearing-house.

13.

a. To secure the approval of: The bill cleared the Senate.

b. To authorize or approve: cleared the material for publication.

14. To free (a ship or cargo) from legal detention at a harbor by fulfilling customs and harbor requirements.

15. To give clearance or authorization to: cleared the plane to land.

16. To free (the throat) of phlegm by making a rasping sound.

v.intr.

1. To become clear: The sky cleared.

2. To go away; disappear: The fog cleared.

3.

a. To exchange checks and bills or settle accounts through a clearing-house.

b. To pass through the banking system and be debited and credited to the relevant accounts: The check cleared.

4. To comply with customs and harbor requirements in discharging a cargo or in leaving or entering a port.

n.

A clear or open space.

Phrasal Verb:

clear out Informal

To leave a place, usually quickly.

Idioms:

clear the air

To dispel differences or emotional tensions.

in the clear

1. Free from burdens or dangers.

2. Not subject to suspicion or accusations of guilt: The evidence showed that the suspect was in the clear.

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[Middle English cler, from Old French, from Latin clrus, clear, bright; see kel-² in Indo-European roots.]

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cleara·ble adj.

clearer n.

clearly adv.

clearness n.

Synonyms: clear, limpid, lucid, pellucid, transparent
These adjectives mean not opaque or clouded: clear, sediment-free claret; limpid blue eyes; lucid air; a pellucid brook; transparent crystal. See Also Synonyms at apparent.

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clearly [ˈklɪəlɪ]

adv

1. in a clear, distinct, or obvious manner I could see everything quite clearly

2. (sentence modifier) it is obvious that; evidently clearly the social services must be flexible

Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	clearly - without doubt or question; "they were clearly lost"; "history has clearly shown the folly of that policy"
	2.	clearly - in an intelligible manner; "the foreigner spoke to us quite intelligibly" intelligibly, understandably
	3.	clearly - clear to the mind; with distinct mental discernment; "it's distinctly possible"; "I could clearly see myself in his situation" distinctly
	4.	clearly - in an easily perceptible manner; "could be seen clearly under the microscope"; "She cried loud and clear" clear

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clearly

adverb

1. obviously, undoubtedly, evidently, distinctly, markedly, overtly, undeniably, beyond doubt, incontrovertibly, incontestably, openly He clearly believes that he is in the right.

2. legibly, distinctly Write your address clearly on the back of the envelope.

3. audibly, distinctly, intelligibly, comprehensibly Please speak clearly after the tone.

Translations

clearly [ˈklɪəlɪ] ADV

1. (= unambiguously) [define, state, forbid] → claramente

2. (= rationally) [think] → con claridad

3. (= distinctly) [see, speak, hear] → claramente, con claridad
clearly visible → claramente visible
clearly marked → marcado claramente

4. (= obviously) → evidentemente, obviamente
clearly, the police cannot break the law in order to enforce it → evidentemente or obviamente la policía no puede ir contra la ley para aplicarla
a very pleasant man, educated and clearly intelligent → un hombre muy agradable, educado y obviamente inteligente
he was clearly not convinced → estaba claro or era evidente que no estaba convencido
the owner of the house was clearly not expecting us → estaba claro or era evidente que el dueño de la casa no nos esperaba

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clearly [ˈklɪə^rli] adv

[explain] → clairement; [speak] → clairement
She explained it very clearly → Elle l'a expliqué très clairement.

[think] → lucidement

[see] → bien
The French coast was clearly visible → On distinguait nettement la côte française.

(= obviously) → de toute évidence
clear-out [ˈklɪəraʊt] n (British) → rangement m
to have a clear-out → faire du rangement
clear-sighted [ˌklɪə^rˈsaɪtɪd] adj [person] → perspicace; [view] → réaliste
clear-up rate [ˌklɪərʌpˈreɪt] n
the clear-up rate for crime → la proportion des affaires criminelles résolues

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clearly

adv

(= distinctly) → klar; clearly visible → klar or gut zu sehen; to stand out clearly from the rest → sich deutlich vom Übrigen hervorheben or abheben

(= obviously) → eindeutig; is that so? — clearly → ist das der Fall? — natürlich or selbstverständlich; clearly we cannot allow … → wir können keinesfalls zulassen …; this clearly can’t be true → das muss eindeutig falsch sein, das kann auf keinen Fall stimmen

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clearly [ˈklɪəlɪ] adv → chiaramente

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