clarify
/ˈklærəfaɪ/verb
उच्चारण क्लैरफ़ाइ
स्पष्ट करना, साफ़ करना
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SSC CHSL Pre 2019SSC Selection Post Phase 13 2025SSC Exams before 2018- 1
[T] ~ sth
to make something clearer or easier to understand
स्पष्ट करना, साफ़ करना
- Could you clarify what you mean by 'soon'?
- The notice clarified the eligibility rules.
- The teacher clarified the doubt with a simple diagram.
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- Can you clarify whether the fee includes books?
- The minister clarified that the plan was still under discussion.
Synonyms explain elucidate make clear
Opposite confuse obscure complicate
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
clarify + noun
Clarify takes a direct object, a point, a rule, a statement or a doubt.
'Clarify' के बाद सीधा कर्म आता है: कोई बिंदु, नियम, कथन या शंका।
- The teacher clarified the concept of the passive voice.
- Please clarify your last statement.
clarify + wh-clause / whether / that
Use a wh-clause or whether-clause when you make a question or point clear.
जब कोई प्रश्न या बिंदु स्पष्ट किया जाए, तब wh-clause या whether-clause का प्रयोग होता है।
- The notice clarifies who is eligible to apply.
- Can you clarify whether the exam is online?
clarify for sb / clarify to sb
The listener is introduced by for (more common) or to.
सुनने वाले को 'for' (अधिक प्रचलित) या 'to' से जोड़ा जाता है।
- The manager clarified the policy for the new staff.
be clarified (passive) / clarification
The passive is common in official English. The noun is clarification: seek or ask for clarification.
सरकारी अंग्रेज़ी में passive आम है। संज्ञा 'clarification' है: seek या ask for clarification।
- The rules were clarified in a second circular.
- I wrote to the office for clarification.
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clarify + noun
positionissuedoubtmeaningrulerole
- The minister clarified his position on the new exam rule.
adverb + clarify
furtherbrieflyfullyofficiallypublicly
- The board officially clarified that the date will not change.
verb + to clarify
needtrywantaskhelp
- I wrote to the college to clarify the fee structure.
clarify + a person's words
a remarka statementa pointan answer
- He clarified his remark after the meeting.
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- Let me clarify what I meant by that comment.
मैं स्पष्ट कर दूँ कि उस टिप्पणी से मेरा क्या तात्पर्य था।
- A diagram helps clarify the steps of the experiment.
एक आरेख प्रयोग के चरणों को स्पष्ट करने में सहायक होता है।
- The bank clarified that the offer ends on Friday.
बैंक ने स्पष्ट किया कि यह प्रस्ताव शुक्रवार को समाप्त हो जाएगा।
- Radhika asked sir to clarify the difference between since and for.
राधिका ने सर से 'since' और 'for' का अंतर स्पष्ट करने को कहा।
- Butter is clarified by heating it gently and removing the solids.
मक्खन को धीमी आँच पर गर्म करके और ठोस कण हटाकर साफ़ (घी जैसा) किया जाता है।
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✗ Please clarify me the meaning of this word.
✓ Please clarify the meaning of this word for me.
Clarify does not take an indirect object directly; use for me or explain to me.
'Clarify' के बाद सीधे indirect object नहीं आता; 'for me' लगाएँ या 'explain to me' प्रयोग करें।
✗ Sir clarified about the doubt.
✓ Sir clarified the doubt.
Clarify is transitive and takes no about.
'Clarify' सकर्मक है और इसके साथ 'about' नहीं आता।
✗ I want a clarify on this point.
✓ I want a clarification on this point.
The noun is clarification; clarify is a verb.
संज्ञा 'clarification' है; 'clarify' क्रिया है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
All three make something easier to understand, but the method differs.
तीनों किसी बात को समझने योग्य बनाते हैं, पर तरीका अलग है।
To remove confusion about something unclear or confusing.
अस्पष्ट या उलझी बात का भ्रम दूर करना।
- The teacher clarified the instructions.
To give reasons or details so that someone understands.
कारण या विवरण देकर किसी को समझाना।
- She explained how the engine works.
To make something less complicated.
किसी चीज़ को कम जटिल बनाना।
- The form was simplified for farmers.
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