make oneself clear in English

Forms: makes oneself clear [present, singular, third-person], making oneself clear [participle, present], made oneself clear [participle, past], made oneself clear [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|make<,,made> oneself clear}} make oneself clear (third-person singular simple present makes oneself clear, present participle making oneself clear, simple past and past participle made oneself clear)

Inflected forms

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"make oneself clear" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms