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clever /ˈklevə(r)/ /ˈklevər/ Online sound. https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/english/us_pron/c/cle/cleve/clever__us_1.mp3 clever(adjective)/ˈklevə(r)/ /ˈklevər/quick at learning and understanding thingsSYNONYM intelligenthttps://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/intelligenta clever childClever girl!He's too clever by half, if you ask me (= it annoys me or makes me suspicious).They're not clever enough to find the code.showing skillHe's always been clever at crosswords.She's clever at getting what she wants.He's clever with his hands.Extra ExamplesI became quite clever at making tasty meals out of nothing.I'm not very clever at maths.showing intelligence or skill, for example in the design of an object, in an idea or somebody’s actionsa clever trickWhat a clever idea!That wasn't very clever (= what you just did wasn't sensible), was it?clever marketingAdmitting her mistake may have been quite a clever move on her part.It was clever of him to have spotted the mistake.How clever of you to work it out!'Young people think it's clever to do that sort of thing, and it isn't,' she said.Letting him think it was his idea was very clever of you.Extra ExamplesThat wasn't a very clever thing to do.a simple yet fiendishly clever ideaa clever little gadgetThe present owners have made clever use of the limited space in this room.quick with words in a way that annoys people or does not show respectDon't you get clever with me!to act in a clever way to get what you want, sometimes tricking somebodySuzie realized that she had to box clever. She had to let Adam think she trusted him.Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘quick to catch hold’, only recorded in this period): perhaps of Dutch or Low German origin, and related to cleave ‘to stick to something’. In the late 16th cent. the term came to mean (probably through dialect use) ‘manually skilful’; the sense ‘possessing mental agility’ dates from the early 18th cent.

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(adjective) a clever childclever girl!he's too clever by half, if you ask me (= it annoys me or makes me suspicious).they're not clever enough to find the code. Search images by the wordhttps://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=clever This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Word3	clever
WordType	(adjective)
Phonetic	/ˈklevə(r)/ /ˈklevər/
Example	a clever child clever girl! he's too clever by half, if you ask me (= it annoys me or makes me suspicious). they're not clever enough to find the code.
Sound	Online sound. https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/english/us_pron/c/cle/cleve/clever__us_1.mp3
Image	Search images by the word https://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=clever
Content	clever (adjective)/ˈklevə(r)/ /ˈklevər/ quick at learning and understanding things SYNONYM intelligent https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/intelligent a clever child Clever girl! He's too clever by half, if you ask me (= it annoys me or makes me suspicious). They're not clever enough to find the code. showing skill He's always been clever at crosswords. She's clever at getting what she wants. He's clever with his hands. Extra Examples I became quite clever at making tasty meals out of nothing. I'm not very clever at maths. showing intelligence or skill, for example in the design of an object, in an idea or somebody’s actions a clever trick What a clever idea! That wasn't very clever (= what you just did wasn't sensible), was it? clever marketing Admitting her mistake may have been quite a clever move on her part. It was clever of him to have spotted the mistake. How clever of you to work it out! 'Young people think it's clever to do that sort of thing, and it isn't,' she said. Letting him think it was his idea was very clever of you. Extra Examples That wasn't a very clever thing to do. a simple yet fiendishly clever idea a clever little gadget The present owners have made clever use of the limited space in this room. quick with words in a way that annoys people or does not show respect Don't you get clever with me! to act in a clever way to get what you want, sometimes tricking somebody Suzie realized that she had to box clever. She had to let Adam think she trusted him. Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘quick to catch hold’, only recorded in this period): perhaps of Dutch or Low German origin, and related to cleave ‘to stick to something’. In the late 16th cent. the term came to mean (probably through dialect use) ‘manually skilful’; the sense ‘possessing mental agility’ dates from the early 18th cent.
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Clever Annoys Idea Adjective ˈklevə(R ˈklevər Child Girl

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