clear up — to become bright and sunny after clouds or rain disappear
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to become bright and sunny after clouds or rain disappear
Pronunciation (IPA): /klɪr ʌp/
Example Sentences
- My acne finally cleared up after using the new face wash for a month.
- I hope this awkward situation clears up before my mom asks why there's a penguin in our bathtub.
- The teacher cleared up our confusion about the homework assignment.
clear up
VERB[/klɪr ʌp/]
to become bright and sunny after clouds or rain disappear
💡 Concept
to become bright and sunny after clouds or rain disappear
🎵 Rhyme
As skies clear up, she'll gear up and cheer up!
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🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/klɪr ʌp/
🇬🇧 UK/klɪə(r) ʌp/
🌳Etymology
Rootclear
Suffix-up
🎵Rhyme
cheer upgear upnear up
cheer up
gear up
near up
🔗Collocations
clear up confusion
clear up mess
weather clears up
clear up misunderstanding
clear up skin problems
clear up doubts
📝Examples
“My acne finally cleared up after using the new face wash for a month.”
😄 Fun example
“I hope this awkward situation clears up before my mom asks why there's a penguin in our bathtub.”
“The teacher cleared up our confusion about the homework assignment.”
😄 Fun example
“After my roommate cleared up his side of the room, I realized he actually has a floor under all that junk.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
resolvesolvetidy uporganizebrighten up
Antonyms
mess upconfusecloud over
Related
clean upsort outstraighten outclarify
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