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to clear up
Ichidan VerbIntransitive Verb

Definitions

  1. 1. to clear up
  2. 2. to clear away
  3. 3. to refresh (e.g. spirits)
  4. 4. to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion)
This verb describes the weather clearing up — when clouds or rain go away and the sky becomes sunny and bright. It can also be used figuratively to describe a mood lifting or a gloomy feeling going away.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

If the clouds clear up, want to go stargazing?

Sentence 2

You really think it'll clear up by evening? It still looks pretty gloomy.

Sentence 3

It's this cold and it's supposed to clear up by noon? Really?

Sentence 4

When it's windy, it clears up surprisingly fast, doesn't it.

Sentence 5

"The moment the misunderstanding cleared up, I cried," she said.