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Meanings of clear up in English

Portuguese
tossir
Catalan
solucionar
Spanish
solucionar

Make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear.

tossir
Portuguese
atingir
Catalan
acabar
Spanish
rematar

Finish a task completely.

atingir
Catalan
aclarir-se
Spanish
salir el so

Become clear.

aclarir-se
Portuguese
explicar
Catalan
elucidar
Spanish
aclarar

Make clear and (more) comprehensible.

explicar
Synonyms
Examples for "clarify"
Examples for "clarify"
1
He said the action was an opportunity to clarify a wretched situation.
Radio NZ
2
The government is expected to clarify the situation once the House resumes.
Radio NZ
3
He must urgently clarify his position on this important issue, she said.
The Guardian
4
We need to clarify how the financing of free education would work.
The South African
5
However, he called them back to clarify certain issues following legal submissions.
The Irish Times
Usage of clear up in English
1
Before I finish though, I must clear up one important issue: Scripting.
Wired
2
That's the thing we need to clear up ASAP. TV: 1 p.m.
Reuters
3
What was this thing you wanted to ' clear up' about your school?
Unfinished desires: a novel
4
You should work to communicate and clear up any possibility of confusion.
Ebony
5
To help clear up the confusion, here are some basic Antarctic facts.
The Guardian
6
The company didn't immediately clear up the dispute when contacted on Wednesday.
News.com.au
7
Your DMORT commander will clear up the issue of entering the site.
Fatal Voyage
8
The tinnitus in his right ear didn't clear up for three days.
The capitol game
9
Speaking of, I wish you would clear up one mystery for me.
To Honor You Call Us
10
That would clear up a lot for us, the way she wrote.
A fugitive truth: an emma fielding mystery
11
There would be quite a few loose ends to clear up, actually.
Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony
12
Cole and I have a few things we need to clear up.
Do you take this rebel?
13
We aren't suggesting anything, only trying to clear up this crime, Colonel.
Who killed palomino molero?
14
Rogers went downstairs to clear up in the dining room and pantry.
And Then There Were None
15
But it would be better if the rules were clear up front.
Marrying the playboy doctor
16
His limp seemed to clear up entirely once his muscles were warm.
Under the dome: a novel
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Translations for clear up
Clear up through the time
Clear up across language varieties
South Africa
Common
New Zealand
Common
United Kingdom
Less common
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