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KLEEN/kliːn/

Clean means not dirty. It is also a verb: to clean the room. At A1, the adjective is enough for daily talk: keep it clean, a clean shirt. The opposite is dirty. Cleaner / cleanest follow normal spelling rules.

Meaning

Not dirty.

Examples

• “Please keep your room clean.”
• “Keep your hands clean.”
• “This kitchen is very clean.”

Good to know

Adjective: a clean room. Verb: clean the room.

Near in meaning

tidy

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