clause
Clause is part of the Academic Word List. It is important for students in college and university.
PronunciationEdit
- IPA (key): /klɔːz/
Audio (US) (file) - Homophones: claws
NounEdit
- A clause is a section in a contract or other legal document.
- The author's contract contained a clause giving him creative control over the films.
- (grammar) A clause is a group of words that usually includes a subject and a predicate. In English, the subject usually comes before the predicate.
- The last clause in the sentence is hard to understand without knowing some background.