klɪr ɒf
informal
intermediate
- Base verb:
- clear
- Particle:
- off
- Separable:
- Yes
What does "clear off" mean?
- To leave a place
- To remove things from a surface
Examples
- Clear off - you're not welcome here!
- Can you clear off the table for dinner?
- The teenagers cleared off when they saw the security guard.
- Let me clear off my desk so we have space to work.
- The kids finally cleared off to their rooms.
How to use it
'Clear off!' as a command is informal and can be rude. More common in British English.
Word order
Object can go between: 'clear things off' or 'clear off the counter'
Similar expressions
leave
go away
remove
Opposites
stay
remain
clutter
Related phrasal verbs
- clear up
To explain or resolve a misunderstanding
- clear out
To remove things from a place
- turn off
To stop a device or appliance by pressing a switch or button
- get off
To leave a bus, train, plane, or other public transport
- go off
To explode or fire (bomb, gun, fireworks)
- give off
To emit or produce something (smell, heat, light, radiation)
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