Definitions for clause
klɔzclause

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. clausenoun

   (grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence

2. article, clausenoun

   a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will)

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.7 / 3 votes

1. clausenoun

   A group of two or more words which include a subject and any necessary predicate (the predicate also includes a verb, conjunction, or a preposition) to begin the clause; however, this clause is not considered a sentence for colloquial purposes.

2. clausenoun

   A verb along with its subject and their modifiers. If a clause provides a complete thought on its own, then it is an independent (superordinate) clause; otherwise, it is (subordinate)dependent.

3. clausenoun

   A separate part of a contract, a will or another legal document.

4. clauseverb

   To amend (a bill of lading or similar document).

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Clausenoun

   Etymology: clausula, Latin.

   1. A sentence; a single part of a discourse, a subdivision of a larger sentence; so much of a sentence as is to be construed together.

   God may be glorified by obedience, and obeyed by performance of his will, although no special clause or sentence of scripture be in every such action set before men’s eyes to warrant it. Richard Hooker, b. ii. sect. 2.

   2. An article, or particular stipulation.

   The clause is untrue which they add, concerning the bishop. Richard Hooker, b. iv. sect. 4.

   When, after his death, they were sent both to Jews and Gentiles, we find not this clause in their commission. South.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Clause

   In language, a clause is a constituent that comprises a semantic predicand (expressed or not) and a semantic predicate. A typical clause consists of a subject and a syntactic predicate, the latter typically a verb phrase composed of a verb with any objects and other modifiers. However, the subject is sometimes unvoiced if it is retrievable from context, especially in null-subject language but also in other languages, including English instances of the imperative mood. A complete simple sentence includes a single clause with a finite verb. Complex sentences contain multiple clauses including at least one independent clause (meaning, a clause that can stand alone as a simple sentence) coordinated either with at least one dependent clause (also called an embedded clause) or with one or more independent clauses.

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1. clause

   A clause is a group of words in a sentence that includes a subject and a predicate (verb). It can be either a part of a complex sentence or a complete sentence itself. Clauses are mainly categorized into two: Independent clause (or main clause) that can stand alone as a complete sentence, and Dependent clause (or subordinate clause) which cannot convey a complete meaning on its own and depends on the main clause to make sense.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Clausenoun

   a separate portion of a written paper, paragraph, or sentence; an article, stipulation, or proviso, in a legal document

2. Clausenoun

   a subordinate portion or a subdivision of a sentence containing a subject and its predicate

3. Clausenoun

   see Letters clause / close, under Letter

4. Etymology: [F. clause, LL. clausa, equiv. to L. clausula clause, prop., close of rhetorical period, close, fr. claudere to shut, to end. See Close.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Clause

   In grammar, a clause is the smallest grammatical unit that can express a complete proposition. A typical clause consists of a subject and a predicate, where the predicate is typically a verb phrase – a verb together with any objects and other modifiers. However the subject is sometimes not expressed; this is often the case in null-subject languages, if the subject is retrievable from context, but it also occurs in certain cases in other languages such as English. A simple sentence usually consists of a single finite clause with a finite verb that is independent. More complex sentences may contain multiple clauses. Main clauses are those that could stand as a sentence by themselves. Subordinate clauses are those that would be awkward or nonsensical if used alone.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Clause

   klawz, n. a sentence or part of a sentence: an article or part of a contract, will, &c.—adj. Claus′ular, pertaining to, or consisting of, a clause or clauses. [Fr. clause—L. clausus—claudĕre, to shut.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. CLAUSE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Clause is ranked #21633 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Clause surname appeared 1,205 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Clause.
   
   90.9% or 1,096 total occurrences were White.
   3.9% or 48 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   2% or 25 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.4% or 17 total occurrences were Black.

Matched Categories

1. • Contract
   • Section

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'clause' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2750

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'clause' in Nouns Frequency: #930

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Anagrams for clause »

1. caelus

2. caules

How to pronounce clause?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say clause in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of clause in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of clause in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of clause in a Sentence

1. Ron Wyden:

   Trump is using the office to line his own pockets at the expense of the American people and our standing in the world, requiring our allies to spend money at the president's hotel to attend the G-7 would be an insult to them and a violation of our Constitution's emoluments clause.

2. Circuit Judge Thomas B. Ambro:

   It looks like he’s doing constituent services, and that doesn’t get you the shield of the speech and debate clause.

3. Schuyler Moore:

   This wasn’t a sexual harassment claim and that this was just her speaking her mind. That it was not a violation of her morality clause because it requires actions, not speech.

4. Al Baker:

   We are five aircraft down this summer. This is why we are screaming because it is making a huge impact on my bottom line, we are still at an impasse. We have walked away from our first A320neo because it is more than a certain number of days late, so exercised a walk-away clause.

5. President Biden:

   They want to make it to where candidates that you may not even agree with or approve get money from taxpayers. I mean, it's just ridiculous what they're trying to do here to federalize these elections when it's perfectly clear in our Constitution in Article Two, Section One, Clause Two that the state legislatures are given the right exclusively to set the voting laws in the states and in the union.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=clause
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Clause
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=clause
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clause
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clause
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=clause
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=clause
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
10. ^ Usage in printed sources
    https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=clause