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make oneself clear

make oneself clear verb: to have one's meaning fully understood.

Verb

make oneself clear (third-person singular simple present makes oneself clear, present participle making oneself clear, simple past and past participle made oneself clear)

  1. (idiomatic) To have one's meaning fully understood.
    • ASLEF have made it clear during the negotiations that they want a pay rise without any of the reforms necessary to fund it.2023 September 20, Mel Holley, “Network News: RDG states its case as unions vow to continue strike action”, in RAIL, number 992, page 21

Forms of make oneself clear

third-person singular presentmakes oneself clear
present participlemaking oneself clear
past participlemade oneself clear
pastmade oneself clear

Questions about make oneself clear

What does make oneself clear mean?
Make oneself clear means to have one's meaning fully understood.
What part of speech is make oneself clear?
Make oneself clear is a verb.
What is the past tense of make oneself clear?
The past tense of make oneself clear is made oneself clear.

Words near make oneself clear in the dictionary

  1. make one's own luck
  2. make one's presence felt
  3. make one's toilet
  4. make one's way
  5. make oneself at home
  6. make oneself clear
  7. make oneself scarce
  8. make or break
  9. make out
  10. make out like a bandit
  11. make out of

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