#️⃣#Clever /ˈklevə $ -ər/ #adjective
💢very/extremely/quite/pretty etc clever
🔹Lucy is quite clever and does well at school.
💢able to use your intelligence to get what you want, especially in a slightly dishonest way:
🔹a clever lawyer’s tricks
💢especially #British_English skillful at doing a particular thing:
🔹Bill’s very clever with his hands.
🔹his clever ball control
💢clever at doing something
🔹He was clever at finding bargains.
💢done or made in an unusual or interesting way that is very effective:
🔹What a clever little gadget!
🔹a clever marketing strategy
💢#British_English #spoken used jokingly when someone has done something silly or stupid:
🔹‘When I got to the library I found I’d left the books at home.’ ‘That was clever!’
💢clever clogs/dick #British_English #spoken ➡️ used to describe someone who is annoying because they are always right or always think they are right
💢be too clever by half #British_English #spoken ➡️ to be clever, and to show that you are clever in a way that annoys other people
📚#Thesaurus:
⚪️ intelligent ➡️ having a high level of mental ability, and good at thinking clearly and understanding ideas:
✨The top universities aim to select the most intelligent students.
⚪️ clever especially #British_English, smart especially #American_English ➡️ intelligent, so that you can think and learn quickly and find ways to solve problems:
✨That was very clever of you. How did you do that?
✨I wasn’t smart enough to be a lawyer.
⚪️ bright ➡️ intelligent – used especially about children and young people:
✨He’s a very bright kid.
✨the brightest student in the class
⚪️ brilliant ➡️ extremely intelligent and good at the work you do:
✨a brilliant scientist
⚪️ gifted ➡️ a gifted child is much more intelligent than most other children:
✨a special school for gifted children
⚪️ wise ➡️ able to make good decisions and give sensible advice, especially because you have a lot of experience:
✨a wise old man
⚪️ cunning/crafty ➡️ good at using your intelligence to get what you want, often by making secret plans or tricking people:
✨She was cunning enough to keep this latest piece of information secret.
✨He’s a crafty old devil!
⚪️ brainy #informal ➡️ intelligent and good at studying:
✨My sister is the brainy one in our family.
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💢very/extremely/quite/pretty etc clever
🔹Lucy is quite clever and does well at school.
💢able to use your intelligence to get what you want, especially in a slightly dishonest way:
🔹a clever lawyer’s tricks
💢especially #British_English skillful at doing a particular thing:
🔹Bill’s very clever with his hands.
🔹his clever ball control
💢clever at doing something
🔹He was clever at finding bargains.
💢done or made in an unusual or interesting way that is very effective:
🔹What a clever little gadget!
🔹a clever marketing strategy
💢#British_English #spoken used jokingly when someone has done something silly or stupid:
🔹‘When I got to the library I found I’d left the books at home.’ ‘That was clever!’
💢clever clogs/dick #British_English #spoken ➡️ used to describe someone who is annoying because they are always right or always think they are right
💢be too clever by half #British_English #spoken ➡️ to be clever, and to show that you are clever in a way that annoys other people
📚#Thesaurus:
⚪️ intelligent ➡️ having a high level of mental ability, and good at thinking clearly and understanding ideas:
✨The top universities aim to select the most intelligent students.
⚪️ clever especially #British_English, smart especially #American_English ➡️ intelligent, so that you can think and learn quickly and find ways to solve problems:
✨That was very clever of you. How did you do that?
✨I wasn’t smart enough to be a lawyer.
⚪️ bright ➡️ intelligent – used especially about children and young people:
✨He’s a very bright kid.
✨the brightest student in the class
⚪️ brilliant ➡️ extremely intelligent and good at the work you do:
✨a brilliant scientist
⚪️ gifted ➡️ a gifted child is much more intelligent than most other children:
✨a special school for gifted children
⚪️ wise ➡️ able to make good decisions and give sensible advice, especially because you have a lot of experience:
✨a wise old man
⚪️ cunning/crafty ➡️ good at using your intelligence to get what you want, often by making secret plans or tricking people:
✨She was cunning enough to keep this latest piece of information secret.
✨He’s a crafty old devil!
⚪️ brainy #informal ➡️ intelligent and good at studying:
✨My sister is the brainy one in our family.
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#Essential_English_words
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