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having or showing a quick intelligence in doing something or in persuading people to do something: It was certainly a clever ad and got a lot of attention.
having or showing the ability to learn and understand things quickly and easily: Judy has never been very clever, but she tries hard. clever at UK Fiona is very clever at physics. clever plan Charlie has a clever plan for getting us out of our present difficulties.
(British English, informal) to act in a clever way to get what you want, sometimes tricking somebody Suzie realized that she had to box clever. She had to let Adam think she trusted him.
uk / ˈklevə r/ us. clever adjective (INTELLIGENT) Add to word list. A1. able to learn and understand things quickly and easily: a clever student. Fewer examples. Jackie's really clever, unlike her sister. Dan's a classic example of a child who's clever but lazy. He was clever, attractive, and exceedingly rich. clever adjective (EFFECTIVE) B1.
British English: clever / ˈklɛvə / ADJECTIVE A clever person is intelligent and able to understand things easily or to plan things well. My sister was always a lot cleverer than I was.
CLEVER meaning: 1 : intelligent and able to learn things quickly; 2 : showing intelligent thinking often used in a joking or ironic way to describe a foolish idea, action, etc.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English clev‧er /ˈklevə $ -ər/ S2 adjective 1 especially British English able to learn and understand things quickly SYN intelligent, smart American English a clever man very/extremely/quite/pretty etc clever Lucy is quite clever and does well at school. see thesaurus at intelligent 2 able to use you...
Contents. Adjective. I. Nimble-handed, adroit, dexterous. I.1. † (?) Expert or nimble with the claws or hands, expert to… I.2. Deft or nimble of hands, neat-handed, ‘handy’; adroit… Expand. I.3. Of persons: Possessing skill or talent; able to use hand or… II. Nimble, active, lithe, neat, handsome. Expand. II.4.
dexterous or nimble: She was very clever with her hands, especially at woodworking. skillful in a dishonest way; cunning: a clever scheme to get around the regulations.
Clever definition: mentally bright; having sharp or quick intelligence; able.. See examples of CLEVER used in a sentence.
