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clear
adjective (ABLE TO BE UNDERSTOOD) /klɪər/
/klɪr/ Definition
A2 easy to understand, hear, read, or see: clear instructions/directions Can we make the sound any clearer? These books have lovely clear print. Our new television has a very clear picture.Easy to understand do I make myself clear? (also is that clear?) › something you say in order to emphasize what you have just said, or to express your authority: I will not tolerate this behaviour any longer. Do I make myself clear?Intensifying expressions
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Synonyms and related words:
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- a heck of a idiom
- a load of crap, nonsense, rubbish, etc. idiom
- annoy, frighten, scare, etc. the hell out of sb idiom
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