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Collocations for clear - verb

1. remove sth that is not wanted/needed

ADVERB

completely, totally
The site must be completely cleared and made safe for children.
partially
hastily, quickly
She hastily cleared a space for him to sit down.
away
Can you clear away all your toys now?
up
I want you to clear all this mess up.

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PREPOSITION

from
They cleared the mud from the steps.
of
We cleared the path of leaves.
off
Clear those papers off the desk.

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2. your head/mind

ADVERB

suddenly
His face suddenly cleared as understanding dawned.

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VERB + clear

try to
I went for a walk to try to clear my head.
help (to)
Correct breathing helps to clear the mind and reduce tension.

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3. prove sb innocent

ADVERB

formally
The three defendants were formally cleared by the judge.

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PREPOSITION

of
Four men accused of assault have been cleared of all charges.

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Collocations for clear - adj.

1. easy to understand

VERBS

be, seem
become
get sth, make sth
find sth

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ADVERB

extremely, fairly, very, etc.
abundantly
absolutely, crystal, perfectly, quite
You have to make your intentions crystal clear to them.
by no means, not entirely, not exactly, not quite
It wasn't entirely clear whether she wanted us to help.
reasonably, relatively
painfully
increasingly

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PREPOSITION

to
It was increasingly clear to us that there was a problem.

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PHRASES

clear and concise

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2. sure/certain

VERBS

be

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ADVERB

extremely, fairly, very, etc.
absolutely, quite

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PREPOSITION

about
She was very clear about her reasons for leaving.
on
Are you clear on that point?

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3. easy to see/hear

VERBS

be, look
become, grow

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ADVERB

extremely, fairly, very, etc.
The photograph wasn't very clear.
reasonably

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PHRASES

loud and clear

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4. easy to see through

VERBS

be
become

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ADVERB

extremely, fairly, very, etc.
The water was fairly clear.
absolutely, completely
reasonably

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5. free from things that are blocking the way

VERBS

be, look, seem
remain, stay
keep sth
Make sure you keep all gutters and drainpipes clear of leaves.

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ADVERB

completely
fairly, pretty, reasonably

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PREPOSITION

of
The roads are reasonably clear of snow.

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Clear is used with these nouns:
account, admission, advantage, advice, agenda, aim, air, allusion, alternative, answer, appreciation, association, assurance, benefit, bias, breach, brief, bulb, case, cause, chance, choice, commitment, communication, complexion, concept, conception, connection, conscience, consensus, contrast, contravention, correlation, definition, demonstration, description, determination, diagram, difference, direction, directive, distinction, division, dominance, echo, evidence, example, exception, expectation, explanation, expression, eye, favourite, focus, foul, gaze, glass, gloss, goal, guidance, guideline, handwriting, head, hint, honey, idea, illustration, image, implication, impression, incentive, indication, insight, instruction, lacquer, lake, law, lead, leadership, lesson, light, limit, link, liquid, loser, majority, mandate, manifestation, margin, meaning, memory, message, mind, morning, motive, nail polish, need, night, objective, opening, outline, parallel, patch, path, pattern, perception, photograph, picture, plastic, pointer, policy, precedent, preference, presentation, print, profit, proof, prose, reason, recognition, recollection, recommendation, reference, reflection, relationship, reluctance, road, role, rule, sense, separation, shot, sign, signal, similarity, skin, soprano, sound, soup, span, split, standard, statement, strategy, stream, summary, target, tendency, term, testimony, thinker, thinking, tone, trend, understanding, varnish, victor, victory, view, violation, visibility, vision, voice, warning, water, winner, word, wording, writing

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Collocations for clear - adv.

Clear is used with these verbs:
leap

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