"make oneself clear" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: makes oneself clear [present, singular, third-person], making oneself clear [participle, present], made oneself clear [participle, past], made oneself clear [past]
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)
  1. (idiomatic) To have one's meaning fully understood. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-make_oneself_clear-en-verb-LzRccj6F Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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