clean
/kliːn/adjective
उच्चारण क्लीन
साफ़, स्वच्छ
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not dirty
साफ़, स्वच्छ
- Keep your hands clean.
- a clean shirt
- The kitchen was clean and tidy after the party.
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- Radhika wore a clean uniform to school.
- We drank clean water from the tap.
Synonyms spotless immaculate
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not harmful to the environment
प्रदूषण-रहित, स्वच्छ (ऊर्जा, ईंधन)
- clean energy
- The city plans to run its buses on clean fuel from next year.
- The city has begun to use clean fuel for its buses.
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- Solar power is a clean source of energy.
- The new factory uses clean technology.
Opposite polluting
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honest and fair; without any illegal or immoral act
साफ़-सुथरा, ईमानदार (रिकॉर्ड, खेल)
- a clean driving record
- a clean fight
- The player has a clean record and has never been warned.
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- It was a clean win, with no tricks.
- The politician has a clean image among the voters.
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[T] ~ sth
to remove dirt from something
साफ़ करना
- I clean my room every Sunday.
- The sweepers clean the streets of the old town before sunrise.
- Radhika cleaned the board before the class began.
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- Please clean your shoes before you enter.
- The workers clean the station every morning.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
clean (verb) + object
Clean takes a direct object: clean the room, clean a shirt.
'Clean' के बाद सीधे object आता है: clean the room, clean a shirt।
- Radhika cleaned the kitchen before the guests came.
clean up / clean out / clean off
The particles add the idea of complete tidying, emptying or removing.
ये particles पूर्ण सफ़ाई, खाली करने या हटाने का भाव जोड़ते हैं।
- Please clean up the mess after the party.
clean + noun (record, slate, sweep)
Clean also means honest or blank in fixed phrases such as a clean record or a clean sweep.
'Clean' का अर्थ स्थिर वाक्यांशों में ईमानदार या कोरा भी होता है, जैसे a clean record, a clean sweep।
- India made a clean sweep of the series.
cleanliness / cleaner / cleanse
Cleanliness is the state of being clean, a cleaner is a person or product, and cleanse is a formal verb for purifying.
Cleanliness स्वच्छ होने की अवस्था है, cleaner व्यक्ति या उत्पाद है, और cleanse शुद्ध करने के लिए औपचारिक verb है।
- Cleanliness is next to godliness.
- The cleaner arrives at seven.
clean-shaven / clean-cut
These compounds describe a face without a beard and a neat, tidy-looking person.
ये compounds बिना दाढ़ी वाले चेहरे और साफ़-सुथरे दिखने वाले व्यक्ति का वर्णन करते हैं।
- The new officer is a clean-shaven young man.
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clean + noun
waterairsheetrecordenergy
- Every citizen has the right to clean water.
adverb + clean
spotlesslysqueakyperfectlyreasonablyfairly
- The hospital is spotlessly clean.
verb + clean
keepwipescrubsweepwash
- Please keep your desk clean.
clean + noun (environment)
energyfuelairrivercitydrinking water
- India is investing in clean energy.
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- The Ganga cleaning project aims at pure water.
गंगा सफ़ाई परियोजना का लक्ष्य शुद्ध जल है।
- He has a clean record with the police.
पुलिस के पास उसका रिकॉर्ड साफ़-सुथरा है।
- Radhika wiped the clean board with a duster.
राधिका ने साफ़ बोर्ड को डस्टर से पोंछा।
- The shirt came clean after one wash.
कमीज़ एक बार धोने से साफ़ हो गई।
- Wash your hands clean before eating.
खाने से पहले हाथ अच्छी तरह साफ़ कीजिए।
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✗ I will make clean the table.
✓ I will clean the table.
Hindi 'saaf karna' is translated as make clean; English has the single verb clean.
हिंदी के 'साफ़ करना' का अनुवाद 'make clean' हो जाता है; अंग्रेज़ी में एकल verb 'clean' है।
✗ She cleaned the table by cloth.
✓ She cleaned the table with a cloth.
The tool used takes with, and a countable noun like cloth needs an article.
प्रयुक्त साधन के साथ 'with' आता है, और cloth जैसे countable noun से पहले article लगता है।
✗ Cleaner of the two is better.
✓ The cleaner of the two is better.
A comparative followed by of the two is treated like a superlative and takes the.
'Of the two' वाले comparative को superlative की तरह माना जाता है और उसके साथ 'the' लगता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Clean, pure and neat are all about tidiness, but in different ways.
Clean, pure और neat सभी साफ़-सुथरेपन से जुड़े हैं, पर अलग तरह से।
¶Idioms 6
a clean slate
a fresh start with no record of past mistakes
नई शुरुआत, बीती बातों को भुलाकर
- After the transfer, he began with a clean slate.
come clean (about sth)
to tell the truth about sth that you have kept secret
सच-सच बता देना, सब कुछ कबूल कर लेना
- He finally came clean about the money he had borrowed.
- It's time you came clean with your parents.
squeaky clean
completely clean; morally correct and honest, with no faults
एकदम साफ़; बेदाग़, जिस पर कोई आरोप न हो
- The kitchen was squeaky clean.
- The new minister has a squeaky clean image.
wipe the slate clean
to agree to forget about past mistakes or problems and start again with a relationship
(पुरानी ग़लतियों को) भुलाकर नई शुरुआत करना
- Let's wipe the slate clean and be friends again.
- The new manager wiped the slate clean.
(as) clean as a whistle
very clean; free from wrongdoing
एकदम साफ़-सुथरा; बेदाग़
- After her cleaning, the kitchen was as clean as a whistle.
- The police checked his record, but he was clean as a whistle.
make a clean break (with sth)
to make a complete change in your life by leaving sth behind
(अतीत से) पूरी तरह नाता तोड़कर नई शुरुआत करना
- He moved to Bengaluru to make a clean break with his past.
- She wanted to make a clean break and start her own business.
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clean sth up
to remove dirt or crime from a place; to make something tidy
साफ़-सुथरा करना; (भ्रष्टाचार आदि) खत्म करना
- The new officer promised to clean up the department.
clean sb/sth out
to clean the inside of something thoroughly; (informal) to use all of somebody's money
(अंदर से) अच्छी तरह साफ़ करना; (किसी को) कंगाल कर देना
- I need to clean out my cupboard.
- The wedding expenses cleaned him out.