An Anglicism used in business or project language, meaning that a matter has been clarified, dealt with, or is beyond doubt.
example
Die Zuständigkeiten für das neue Projekt sind jetzt für alle Teammitglieder clear.
The responsibilities for the new project are now clear to all team members.
Usage tips
Register and origin
'Clear' is an Anglicism, meaning a loanword from English. It is mainly used in youth language or in certain professional contexts such as project management.
EXAMPLE
Die Anweisung vom Chef war für alle im Team clear.
The instruction from the boss was clear to everyone on the team.
Sentence structure and usage
As an adjective, 'clear' in German is used almost exclusively predicatively, meaning after a verb such as 'sein' (to be). It is not declined, so you do not say 'eine cleare Antwort'.
EXAMPLE
Ist die Aufgabe für dich jetzt clear?
Is the task clear to you now?
Context clue
In an office or project management context, 'clear' means that something has been clarified or decided. As a short response in a conversation, '(Alles) clear!' means that you have understood something.
EXAMPLE
Okay, die Deadlines sind jetzt für alle Projektphasen clear.
Okay, the deadlines are now clear for all project phases.
Compare with
synonym · confusable
clear vs klar
clear
'klar' and 'clear' can be used very similarly in certain situations. Both can express that a matter has been clarified or that you have understood something. The difference is mainly in style: 'klar' is the normal German word and fits almost everywhere. 'clear' is an Anglicism and sounds more like project, office, or colloquial language. Learners may confuse the words because 'clear' feels like a modern version of 'klar'. But 'clear' does not replace all meanings of 'klar': for transparent water or a clear head, you would not naturally say 'clear' in German.
clear
Nach dem kurzen Meeting war für das Team alles clear.
After the short meeting, everything was clear for the team.
klar
Vor dem Termin ist klar, wer die Präsentation übernimmt.
Before the appointment, it is clear who will take over the presentation.