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Clarify

Meaning in business english, with examples

verbCore term

In business english, clarify means: To make something easier to understand by explaining details, removing doubt, or correcting confusion.

In Turkish: açıklığa kavuşturmak

How it is used

Common in meetings, emails, contracts, and instructions. Often used when a point is vague, misunderstood, or open to more than one meaning.

Example sentences

  1. Could you clarify whether the updated deadline applies to design only or to the full product release?

    Here the verb asks for a precise scope, so the team knows exactly which work the new deadline covers.

  2. The HR manager clarified the travel policy after several employees submitted hotel receipts without prior approval.

    In this example, the word means removing uncertainty in a rule after people interpreted it incorrectly.

Common collocations

  • clarify a point
  • clarify expectations
  • clarify the process
  • clarify the deadline
  • recapA short summary of the main points of a meeting, call or discussion, given at the end or sent afterwards. Also used as a verb.
  • go overTo look at or discuss something carefully, point by point, in order to check it, explain it or understand it.

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