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Jikistro Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Unclear passage from book
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Context:
Two senior intelligence officials meeting - one arrives at intelligence agency bureau to meet the other.
In the sentence:
"His official Jaguar was cleared into the underground car park at 5:55 p. m."
What does it mean exactly that it "was cleared into"?
Context:
Two senior intelligence officials meeting - one arrives at intelligence agency bureau to meet the other.
In the sentence:
"His official Jaguar was cleared into the underground car park at 5:55 p. m."
What does it mean exactly that it "was cleared into"?
Top answer
Welcome to English Forums, jikistro! Thank you for registering. The car park was protected by a guard.
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- The car park was protected by a guard.
- The guard inspected the car and approved it (cleared it) for entry into the car park.
- "To clear" means to pass inspection.
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Welcome to English Forums, jikistro! Thank you for registering.
The car park was protected by a guard. The guard inspected the car and approved it (cleared it) for entry into the car park.
"To clear" means to pass inspection.
See entry #15 under "verb"
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/clear
The car park was protected by a guard. The guard inspected the car and approved it (cleared it) for entry into the car park.
"To clear" means to pass inspection.
See entry #15 under "verb"
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/clear
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