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clears the table

clears the table is the third-person singular simple present indicative of clear the table.

Meaning of clear the table

Verb

clear the table (third-person singular simple present clears the table, present participle clearing the table, simple past and past participle cleared the table)

  1. (idiomatic) To remove plates, etc. from a table after a meal.

Questions about clears the table

What is clears the table the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Clears the table is the third-person singular simple present indicative of clear the table.

Words near clears the table in the dictionary

  1. clears one's throat
  2. clears out
  3. clears the air
  4. clears the market
  5. clears the neighborhood
  6. clears the table
  7. clears up
  8. clearsach
  9. clearsachs
  10. clearsighted
  11. clearsightedly

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