clear up

• Фразовый глагол, используемый для обозначения действия по приведению чего-либо в порядок, очистке или устранению препятствия, а также для разрешения недопонимания или путаницы.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of making something tidy, clean, or free of obstruction, or to resolve a misunderstanding or confusion.

uncountable · transitive and intransitive · phrasal, separable

1. Make something understandableformal

   To explain or resolve a confusing or unclear situation.

   Прояснить

   • The teacher cleared up the students' confusion about the assignment.
   • We need to clear up this misunderstanding before it gets worse.
   • Can you clear up what you meant by that statement?

   Synonymsclarifydecipherdemystifyelucidateexplainresolveshed light onsort outunravel

   Antonymscomplicateconfusemuddyobscure

2. Tidy or cleaninformal

   To make a place clean and organized by removing clutter or dirt.

   Убирать

   • I need to clear up my desk before the meeting.
   • She cleared up the kitchen after dinner.
   • They spent the morning clearing up the garden.

   Synonymsclean upneatenstraighten uptidy up

   Antonymsclutterdirtylittermesssoil

3. Weather improvinginformal

   When clouds or rain disappear and the sky becomes bright.

   Проясниться

   • The sky cleared up after the storm passed.
   • It was raining in the morning, but it cleared up by noon.
   • The forecast says it will clear up later today.

   Synonymsbreakclearimprovelift

   Antonymsclouddarkenlowerthreaten

Base verbclear