CLEVER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

Meaning of clever in English

(Definition of clever from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
(Definition of clever from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of clever

clever
I take quite a contrary view to those who believe that the silly-clevers are in touch with reality.
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The tale may be recommended as one of the cleverest and most original of its kind.
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There are those who are lucky or clever enough to possess dollars.
The contributors, therefore, are extremely clever in digging out materials to illuminate the topic.
The reason for the remarkable popularity of the plan is that it is simple, yet quite clever.
The physical elements of the design are elegant and the durable casing of the sound components requiring no power or maintenance is clever and practical.
Line for line, this has to be one of the cleverest series on television today.
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The algorithm is quite clever, simple and general.
A lot of information, different points of view and really clever thoughts are gathered in one place.
Others are clever they smile and laugh letting their twinkling manner guide a probing eye away.
Clever solutions to the design of sheet metal components can both reduce manufacturing time and energy and result in high quality components.
The music is mercurial, humorous and very clever.
Unfortunately, the author cannot resist making 'clever ' remarks, even when these are forced and detract from his substantive arguments.
He is surrounded by characters more flamboyant, ambitious, egotistical and (in their own estimation) much cleverer than he.
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The editors have assembled a collection of very substantial papers in which extensive databases, sophisticated statistical analyses, and clever theoretical interpretations are abundantly present.
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Translations of clever

in Chinese (Traditional)
聰明的, 伶俐的, 機靈的…
in Chinese (Simplified)
聪明的, 伶俐的, 机灵的…
in Spanish
listo, hábil, insolente…
in Portuguese
inteligente, espertinho, espertalhão…
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हुषार, तल्लख, चटपटीत…
頭のいい, (考え方などが)巧みな, 巧妙(こうみょう)な…
akıllı, zekî, zekice ve etkin olarak tasarlanmış…
malin/-igne, astucieux/-euse, ingénieux/-euse…
llest, enginyós, destre…
verstandig, vaardig, slim…
விஷயங்களை விரைவாகவும் எளிதாகவும் கற்றுக் கொள்ளும் மற்றும் புரிந்துகொள்ளும் திறனைக் கொண்டிருப்பது அல்லது காண்பிப்பது, நன்கு வடிவமைக்கப்பட்ட, புத்திசாலித்தனத்தைக் காண்பித்தல்…
चतुर, होशियार, बढ़िया…
બુધ્ધિશાળી, હોંશિયાર, ચાતુર્યપૂર્ણ બનાવટ…
klog, dygtig, begavet…
begåvad, intelligent, skicklig…
pintar, pandai, bernas…
gescheit, geschickt, raffiniert…
lur, dyktig, smart…
تیز فہم, چالاک, ہوشیار…
розумний, здібний, вправний…
умный, удачный, ловкий…
తెలివైన, చక్కగా రూపొందించిన, చాతుర్యం…
ماهِر, بارِع…
চালাক, চতুর, দ্রুত এবং সহজে বুঝতে ও শিখতে সক্ষম যিনি…
chytrý, zručný, znamenitý…
pintar, pandai, trampil…
เฉลียวฉลาด, ชานำญ, ซึ่งเฉลียวฉลาด…
thông minh, khéo léo, nhanh trí…
zdolny, inteligentny, sprytny…
영리한, 똑똑한…
bravo, intelligente, abile…
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