{
    "term": "clearly",
    "partOfSpeech": "adverb",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "in a way that is easy to see or hear",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Please speak clearly after the tone."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's difficult to see anything clearly in this mirror."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The church was **clearly visible** from my bedroom window."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Please write clearly in black ink."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They communicated their vision loudly and clearly."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Company vehicles should be clearly identified with your business name."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The route was clearly marked."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She never saw his face clearly."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "in a way that is sensible and easy to understand",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She explained everything very clearly."
                },
                {
                    "text": "These results **clearly show** that the government's actions are unpopular."
                },
                {
                    "text": "to **clearly demonstrate/indicate** something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Each chapter **clearly defines** its aims and objectives."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The label **clearly states**: ‘No Returns’."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She has clearly demonstrated a strong commitment to the project."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The numbers clearly indicate that the market is still strong."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Conditions required for infection are not clearly understood."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Their commitment is clearly evident."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They share a clearly identifiable enemy."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I found at least one piece of information that was clearly wrong."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The photograph is clearly related to the poem."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This model is clearly superior to the previous one."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I can't think clearly unless my workspace is clear."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "used to emphasize that what you are saying is obvious and true",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Clearly, this will cost a lot more than we realized."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Clearly, the business was failing."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Clearly, we have work to do to achieve our aims."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "obviously"
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈklɪəli/",
                "audio": "cl/clearly/clearly__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈklɪrli/",
                "audio": "cl/clearly/clearly__us_2.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}