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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary

clean vs clear

Hi! Does anybody know what's the difference between clean and clear? They seem the same to me.Do they differ only in the words they collocate with?


  

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clear free from what dims, transparent, free from clouds clean not dirty, unadulterated, free of infection, washed

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  • clear free from what dims, transparent, free from clouds clean not dirty, unadulterated, free of infection, washed
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clear

free from what dims, transparent, free from clouds

clean

not dirty, unadulterated, free of infection, washed
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Hi,

I can understand why this might be a little confusing in certain contexts. Let me offer you this example.

Tom cleared the table. Basically, he removed the dishes, glasses, cutlery. The table was now uncluttered.

Tom cleaned the table. After the table was cleared, Tom cleaned the table. (He wip
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Put it in simple terms...although there are a lot of meaning, but I'll just give some basic ones

Clear:

1. Transparent (able to be seen through)

2. Obvious (easy to understand)

Clean:

1. Not messy (this is an adjective)

2. To organize (Verb)
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