make oneself clear

verb

To have one's meaning fully understood.

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Meanings

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

present singular third person makes oneself clear · participle present making oneself clear · participle past made oneself clear · past made oneself clear

  1. idiomaticTo 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

Synonyms & antonyms

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exply
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APA

make oneself clear. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/make%20oneself%20clear

MLA

“make oneself clear.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/make%20oneself%20clear. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “make oneself clear,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/make%20oneself%20clear.

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