http://www.englishforums.com/English/BasicEnglishVocabularyQuestions/Forum44.htmFor Basic English ONLY. Please post only <b><font color=red>easy</font></b> questions and answers here.enXMOD (Build: 3614.32638)http://www.englishforums.com/English/CleanVsClear/dcncz/post.htm#265058Sat, 24 Jan 2009 01:08:26 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:265058LanguageAngel0http://www.englishforums.com/English/CleanVsClear/dcncz/post.htm#265058http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments44-265058.xmlPut it in simple terms...although there are a lot of meaning, but I'll just give some basic ones Clear: 1. Transparent (able to be seen through) 2. Obvious (easy to understand) Clean: 1. Not messy (this is an adjective) 2. To organize (Verb)http://www.englishforums.com/English/CleanVsClear/dcncz/post.htm#264382Tue, 24 Feb 2009 01:08:27 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:264382Clive1http://www.englishforums.com/English/CleanVsClear/dcncz/post.htm#264382http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments44-264382.xmlHi, I can understand why this might be a little confusing in certain contexts. Let me offer you this example. Tom cleared the table. Basically, he removed the dishes, glasses, cutlery. The table was now uncluttered. Tom cleaned the table. After the table was cleared, Tom cleaned the table. (He wiped it with a damp cloth.) Best wishes, Clivehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/CleanVsClear/dcncz/post.htm#264198Tue, 24 Mar 2009 01:08:27 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:264198Aperisic2http://www.englishforums.com/English/CleanVsClear/dcncz/post.htm#264198http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments44-264198.xmlclear free from what dims, transparent, free from clouds clean not dirty, unadulterated, free of infection, washedhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/CleanVsClear/dcncz/post.htmSun, 24 May 2009 00:08:27 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:264185Anonymous3http://www.englishforums.com/English/CleanVsClear/dcncz/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments44-264185.xmlHi! Does anybody know what's the difference between clean and clear? They seem the same to me.Do they differ only in the words they collocate with?