Base verb
Phrasal verbs with clear
The verb clear combines with 4 particles to form everyday phrasal verbs. Each particle steers the meaning in its own direction — here they are with clear definitions and examples, so you can see the whole family at once.
4 phrasal verbs · 10 meanings
clear away
1 sense- Remove items to tidy a space
clear off
3 senses- Leave a place quickly, often when told to
- Remove items from a surface
- Pay off a debt completely
clear out
1 sense- Tidy by removing things you don't need
clear up
5 senses- Tidy a place by putting things away
- (of weather) become bright and dry after rain or cloud
- Resolve a misunderstanding or doubt by explaining it
Practice the clear family in Sink In
Sink In drills every sense of clear with spaced repetition — recognition, particle cloze, and meaning recall — so the whole family sticks instead of blurring together.