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The result was that, if it happened to clear off after a cloudy evening, I frequently arose from my bed at any hour of the night or morning and walked two miles to the observatory to make some observation included in the programme.
Simon Newcomb

Meaning of "clear off" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CLEAR OFF

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CLEAR OFF

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Clear off is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb clear off in English.

WHAT DOES CLEAR OFF MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of clear off in the English dictionary

The definition of clear off in the dictionary is to go away: often used imperatively.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CLEAR OFF

PRESENT

Present
I clear off
you clear off
he/she/it clears off
we clear off
you clear off
they clear off
Present continuous
I am clearing off
you are clearing off
he/she/it is clearing off
we are clearing off
you are clearing off
they are clearing off
Present perfect
I have cleared off
you have cleared off
he/she/it has cleared off
we have cleared off
you have cleared off
they have cleared off
Present perfect continuous
I have been clearing off
you have been clearing off
he/she/it has been clearing off
we have been clearing off
you have been clearing off
they have been clearing off
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I cleared off
you cleared off
he/she/it cleared off
we cleared off
you cleared off
they cleared off
Past continuous
I was clearing off
you were clearing off
he/she/it was clearing off
we were clearing off
you were clearing off
they were clearing off
Past perfect
I had cleared off
you had cleared off
he/she/it had cleared off
we had cleared off
you had cleared off
they had cleared off
Past perfect continuous
I had been clearing off
you had been clearing off
he/she/it had been clearing off
we had been clearing off
you had been clearing off
they had been clearing off
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will clear off
you will clear off
he/she/it will clear off
we will clear off
you will clear off
they will clear off
Future continuous
I will be clearing off
you will be clearing off
he/she/it will be clearing off
we will be clearing off
you will be clearing off
they will be clearing off
Future perfect
I will have cleared off
you will have cleared off
he/she/it will have cleared off
we will have cleared off
you will have cleared off
they will have cleared off
Future perfect continuous
I will have been clearing off
you will have been clearing off
he/she/it will have been clearing off
we will have been clearing off
you will have been clearing off
they will have been clearing off
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would clear off
you would clear off
he/she/it would clear off
we would clear off
you would clear off
they would clear off
Conditional continuous
I would be clearing off
you would be clearing off
he/she/it would be clearing off
we would be clearing off
you would be clearing off
they would be clearing off
Conditional perfect
I would have clear off
you would have clear off
he/she/it would have clear off
we would have clear off
you would have clear off
they would have clear off
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been clearing off
you would have been clearing off
he/she/it would have been clearing off
we would have been clearing off
you would have been clearing off
they would have been clearing off
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you clear off
we let´s clear off
you clear off
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to clear off
Past participle
cleared off
Present Participle
clearing off
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CLEAR OFF

clear
clear as mud
clear away
clear out
clear round
clear the air
clear the decks
clear up
clear-cut
clear-eyed
clear-fell
clear-headed
clear-headedly
clear-headedness
clear-out
clear-sighted
clear-sightedly
clear-sightedness
clear-up rate
clearable

WORDS THAT END LIKE CLEAR OFF

bear off
better off
bugger off
cut off
day off
drop off
get off
hold off
kick off
number off
on and off
pay off
set off
show off
spin off
swear off
take off
tear off
turn off
wear off

Synonyms and antonyms of clear off in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «clear off» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CLEAR OFF

Find out the translation of clear off to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of clear off from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «clear off» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

走开
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

largarse
570 millions of speakers

English

clear off
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

साफ
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

إذْهَب!
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

убираться
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

afastar-se
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পরিষ্কার বন্ধ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

déguerpir
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jelaskan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

verschwinden
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

立ち去る
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

꺼져
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mbusak
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cút xéo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

துடைக்க வேண்டும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बंद करा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

defolmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

squagliarsela
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

spadać
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

забиратися
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

a o șterge
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φεύγω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

duidelik uit
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

försvinna
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

stikke av
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of clear off

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CLEAR OFF»

The term «clear off» is normally little used and occupies the 117.649 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CLEAR OFF» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about clear off

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QUOTES WITH «CLEAR OFF»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word clear off.
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Simon Newcomb
The result was that, if it happened to clear off after a cloudy evening, I frequently arose from my bed at any hour of the night or morning and walked two miles to the observatory to make some observation included in the programme.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CLEAR OFF»

Discover the use of clear off in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to clear off and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Collection of Confusible Phrases
(ironic) not at all clear: I'm now giving up as I've wasted too much time on this and the instructions are about as clear as mud. clear away clear off clear away - I. (of clouds, fog, etc.) vanish: disappear: The mist cleared away as the sun came out ...
Yuri Dolgopolov, 2004
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The Fur Seals and Fur-seal Islands of the North Pacific ...
At sea Oft Shiriya do... do At sea do do do do Oil' \ erinio do A t sea do do Oft' Horoidsumi Off Yerinio do do A t sea Off Akishi do , <1« Clear Off Kombumori Rain From Kombumori... Clear Oft' Kombumori do Off Akishi do do do Anchored at ...
United States. Dept. of the Treasury. Commission on Fur-seal Investigations, David Starr Jordan, Leonhard Stejneger, 1898
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Oxford Thesaurus of English
1 clear off informal Clear off! You're trespassing! go away, get out, leave; be off with you!, shoo!, make yourself scarce!, on your way!; informal beat it, push off, clear out, shove off, scram, scoot, skedaddle, buzz off; Brit. informal hop it, sling your ...
Maurice Waite, 2009
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English-Albanian Dictionary of Idioms
The accusations you are making relate to charges of which my client has been cleared. clear off 1. iki, largohem, zhdukem □ Now you clear off at once and leave me alone. □ He cleared off as soon as he saw the policeman coming.
Ilo Stefanllari, 2000
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Survey English Dialects
Eng exc. We. => clean it up, clean the table up, clean up, clear away, clear en away, clear it, clear it away, clear it off, clear it up, clear off, clear table, clear the dishes, clear them, clear them away, clear them off, clear the table, clear the table off ...
Michael V. Barry, 2013
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The Scrap-book: It Being a Thousand Gems of Prose and Poetry
With sweeter roses springin', An' sweeter birds a-singin'. An' all the bells a-ringin' When the skies clear off ! The silver — it'll jingle, Till your fingers tingle, tingle ; Old friends'll meet and mingle When the skies clear off ! An' trouble, like a feather,  ...
Edward Louis Colen Ward, 1899
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A Valency Dictionary of English: A Corpus-based Analysis of ...
(ii) If a person clearsl a place or an obstacle11, they go beyond it or over it. (iii) If something unpleasant such as bad weather1 clears, it disappears. -> M D1 D2 also in phrasal verbs: clear away; clear off; clear out; clear up Clear can mean ' get ...
Thomas Herbst, 2004
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A Dictionary of Confusable Phrases: More Than 10,000 Idioms ...
(ironic) not at all clear: I'm now giving up as I've wasted too much time on this and the instructions are about as clear as mud. clear away • clear off clear away—1. ( of clouds, fog, etc.) vanish; disappear: The mist cleared away as the sun came ...
Yuri Dolgopolov, 2010
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The Edinburgh Journal of Science
M. 52° 55° N. by E. gentle, clear, Off the Isle of Wight. 3 P. M. 60 65 W. gentle, pretty clear, Off Arundel. 7 57 56 W. very gentle, clear, Off Beachyhead about 3 miles. June 22. Air. Water. Wind and Weather. 4«a. M. 55° 56° W. very gentle, clear, ...
Sir David Brewster, 1825
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The Edinburgh Journal of Science
3 A. M. 56 53.5 4 W. moderate, do. 6 55 54 _ W. by N. gentle, pretty clear, Off Portland. June 21. - Air. Water. Wind and Weather. 51! A. M. 52° 55° N. by E. gentle, clear, 06' the Isle of Wight. 3 P. M. 60 55 W'. gentle, pretty clear, Off- Arundel.

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CLEAR OFF»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term clear off is used in the context of the following news items.
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From the archive - a legend says goodbye
... Doog header in the first half looked a goal all the way, until Stoke's Micky Pejic forgot himself long enough to clear off the line – the bounder! «expressandstar.com, Jul 15»
2
Latest Featured Reports | Tuesday, July 7, 2015
After an amazingly encouraging week or two, we head into the July 4th weekend with a whole bunch of stuff we've been trying to clear off our ... «Brad Blog, Jul 15»
3
5 of the most exhausting things about parenting a preschooler in the …
Oh, and whichever the camp, they're going to send your kid home with mountains of “paintings” - so clear off the fridge … or be prepared to ... «Chicago Parent, Jul 15»
4
We are still looking for an answer
"Here, you come and develop ways of making yourselves very rich in our country and then you can clear off when you've finished using us. «Interest.co.nz, Jul 15»
5
Lay off Camila Batmanghelidjh – charities wouldn't survive without …
... her charity, Kids Company, grows huge, and now she's been ordered, by our government, to clear off and let someone else take over. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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Cam's Card Shark gelding prevails in 1:49.2
Burkentine Hanover (Billy Dobson up) edges clear off a second-over trip to take Monday evening's $10,000 Open Pace at Vernon Downs. «Harnesslink, Jul 15»
7
OPINION: Police's 'clenched fist' strikes blow against fellow humans
To clear off the few possessions they have? On the same day, a newspaper reported how a court in another province awarded R750,000 in ... «Eyewitness News, Jul 15»
8
Are you eating your way to bad skin? Say no to wrong foods
Switch to healthier living and clean eating to get the perfect glow. Here are a few ingredients you must steer clear off for healthier, glowing skin. «Hindustan Times, Jul 15»
9
Greece says no – but this isn't over yet
They want the 'troika' (the various European players plus the International Monetary Fund) to clear off. And they want to keep the euro. «MoneyWeek, Jul 15»
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It's not over yet: Vetoes to bring lawmakers back to Augusta
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The $6.7 billion state budget may be in place, but Maine lawmakers don't get to clear off their desks just yet. «SFGate, Jul 15»

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