aufklären — meaning in English
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English meaning
- clarify verb To make an idea, statement, or situation easier to understand.
- clear adj Transparent, or free of clouds, mist, or obstruction.
- enlighten verb To give someone knowledge or understanding about something they didn't previously grasp.
- scout noun A person sent ahead to gather information, especially about an enemy or unfamiliar territory.
- solve verb To find the answer to a problem, puzzle, or question.
- untie verb To undo a knot or something tied.
Senses
aufklären is used for these senses in English:
- brighten up (intransitive, said of the weather) To become brighter
- clarify (by extension) To make or become clear or easily understood; to explain or resolve in order to remove doubt or obscurity.
- clear (intransitive) To become free from obstruction or obscurement; to become transparent.
- clear up (transitive) To clarify, to correct a misconception.
- clear up (intransitive) Of stormy weather, to dissipate, to become calm.
- disabuse (transitive) To free (someone) of a misconception or misapprehension; to unveil a falsehood held by (someone).
- enlighten (transitive, figurative) To make something clear to (someone); to give knowledge or understanding to.
- reconnoiter (American spelling) An act or instance of reconnoitering.
clarify — full definition
- verb To make an idea, statement, or situation easier to understand.
- verb To make a liquid clear by removing impurities.
clear — full definition
- adj Transparent, or free of clouds, mist, or obstruction.
- adj Easy to understand, see, or hear; free of ambiguity.
- verb To remove obstacles or unwanted items so something becomes open or unobstructed.
- verb To officially free someone from suspicion, blame, or an obligation.