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- US Pronunciation
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- [kleer awf, of]
- /klɪər ɔf, ɒf/
- /klɪə(r) ɒf/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kleer awf, of]
- /klɪər ɔf, ɒf/
Definitions of clear off words
- phrasal verb clear off If you tell someone to clear off, you are telling them rather rudely to go away. 3
- verb clear off to go away: often used imperatively 3
- noun clear off to clear away 3
- noun clear off to remove something from in order to make clear 3
- adjective clear off free from darkness, obscurity, or cloudiness; light: a clear day. 1
- adjective clear off transparent; pellucid: clear water. 1
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Origin of clear off
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English clere < Anglo-French, Old French cler < Latin clārus
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Parts of speech for Clear off
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
clear off popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
clear off usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for clear off
verb clear off
- quit — to stop, cease, or discontinue: She quit what she was doing to help me paint the house.
- buy — If you buy something, you obtain it by paying money for it.
- pay — to coat or cover (seams, a ship's bottom, etc.) with pitch, tar, or the like.
- clear — Something that is clear is easy to understand, see, or hear.
- bribe — A bribe is a sum of money or something valuable that one person offers or gives to another in order to persuade him or her to do something.
Antonyms for clear off
verb clear off
- unsettle — to alter from a settled state; cause to be no longer firmly fixed or established; render unstable; disturb: Violence unsettled the government.
- owe — to be under obligation to pay or repay: to owe money to the bank; to owe the bank interest on a mortgage.
- keep — to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
- disagree — to fail to agree; differ: The conclusions disagree with the facts. The theories disagree in their basic premises.
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