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Definition of "clear" []
- Free from clouds, mist, or haze: a clear day. (adjective)
- Not obscured or darkened; bright: clear daylight; a clear yellow. (adjective)
- Easily seen through; transparent: clear water. (adjective)
- Free from flaw, blemish, or impurity: a clear, perfect diamond; a clear record with the police. (adjective)
- Free from impediment, obstruction, or hindrance; open: a clear view; a clear path to victory. (adjective)
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Use "clear" in a sentence
- "It is connected with the former of them by the recurrence of the same word, which in the first petition was rendered 'cleanse' -- or, more accurately, 'clear' -- and in this final clause is to be rendered accurately, 'I shall be _clear_ from the great transgression.'"
- "_clear_, or as clear a one as will pass muster with the government and with the preconceptions of the people themselves."
- ""I wish to explain -- to make clear to you -- _clear_."