English Dictionary

clear

IPA（発音記号）

/klɪə(ɹ)/

動詞

他動詞 自動詞

(transitive) To remove obstructions, impediments or other unwanted items from. / (transitive) To remove (items or material) so as to leave something unobstructed or open.

日本語の意味

障害物や妨げとなるものを取り除く / 邪魔なものを取り去って、空間や状況をすっきりさせる

Please clear the fallen branches from the driveway before the guests arrive.

お客様が到着する前に、車道から折れた枝を取り除いてください。

意味（1）

(transitive) To remove obstructions, impediments or other unwanted items from.

Police took two hours to clear the road.

意味（2）

(transitive) To remove (items or material) so as to leave something unobstructed or open.

Please clear all this stuff off the table.

意味（3）

(intransitive) To leave abruptly; to clear off or clear out.

Then the whole population cleared into the forest, expecting all kinds of calamities to happen, while, on the other hand, the steamer Fresleven commanded left also in a bad panic, in charge of the engineer, I believe.

意味（4）

(intransitive) To become free from obstruction or obscurement; to become transparent.

When the road cleared we continued our journey.

意味（5）

(transitive) To eliminate ambiguity or doubt from (a matter); to clarify or resolve; to clear up.

We need to clear this issue once and for all.

意味（6）

(transitive) To remove from suspicion, especially of having committed a crime.

The court cleared the man of murder.

意味（7）

(transitive) To pass without interference; to miss.

The door just barely clears the table as it closes.

意味（8）

(transitive, activities such as jumping or throwing) To exceed a stated mark.

She was the first female high jumper to clear two metres.

意味（9）

(transitive, video games) To finish or complete (a stage, challenge, or game).

I cleared the first level in 36 seconds.

意味（10）

(intransitive) Of a check or financial transaction, to go through as payment; to be processed so that the money is transferred.

The check might not clear for a couple of days.

意味（11）

(transitive, business) To earn a profit of; to net.

He's been clearing seven thousand a week.

意味（12）

(transitive) To approve or authorise for a particular purpose or action; to give clearance to.

Air traffic control cleared the plane to land.

意味（13）

(transitive) To obtain approval or authorisation in respect of.

I've cleared the press release with the marketing department, so go ahead and publish it.

意味（14）

(intransitive) To obtain a clearance.

The steamer cleared for Liverpool today.

意味（15）

(transitive) To obtain permission to use (a sample of copyrighted audio) in another track.

意味（16）

To disengage oneself from incumbrances, distress, or entanglements; to become free.

Beſides, he that cleares at once will relapſe: for finding himſelfe out of ſtraights, he will reuert to his cuſtomes. But hee that cleareth by degrees, induceth an habite of frugality, and gaineth as well vpon his minde, as vpon his Eſtate.

意味（17）

(transitive, intransitive, sports) To hit, kick, head, punch etc. (a ball, puck) away in order to defend one's goal.

The goalkeeper rushed forward to clear the ball.

意味（18）

(transitive, computing) To reset or unset; to return to an empty state or to zero.

to clear an array; to clear a single bit (binary digit) in a value

意味（19）

(transitive, computing) To style (an element within a document) so that it is not permitted to float at a given position.

To get the footer acting right, you need to float it and clear it on both margins.

clears （ present singular third-person ）

clearing （ participle present ）

cleared （ participle past ）

cleared （ past ）