clause en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- [klɔːz] (Scotland)
- (US) audio cot-caught
- /klɔz/ (Scotland)
- /klɑz/ (cot-caught-merger)
- /klɔz/ without the cot–caught merger
- (Southern-England) audio
- /klɔːz/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /kloːz/ (Australia, British, New-Zealand, Southern, Standard)
Etymology
From Middle English clause, claus, borrowed from Old French clause, from Medieval Latin clausa (Latin diminutive clausula (“close, end; a clause, close of a period”)), from Latin clausus, past participle of claudere (“to shut, close”). See close, its doublet.
Meanings
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A group of words that contains a subject and a verb; it may be part of a sentence or may constitute the whole sentence, depending on the syntax in each instance.
Near-synonyms: sentential, sentence
- A verb, its necessary grammatical arguments, and any adjuncts affecting them.
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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 dependent (subordinate). (Independent clauses can be sentences; they can also be part of a sentence. Dependent clauses can only be part of a sentence.)
However, Coordination facts seem to undermine this hasty conclusion: thus, consider the following: (43) [Your sister could go to College], but [would she get a degree?] The second (italicised) conjunct is a Clause containing an inverted Auxiliary, would. Given our earlier assumptions that inverted Auxiliaries are in C, and that C is a constituent of S-bar, it follows that the italicised Clause in (43) must be an S-bar. But our familiar constraint on Coordination tells us that only constituents belonging to the same Category can be conjoined. Since the second Clause in (43) is clearly an S-bar, then it follows that the first Clause must also be an S-bar — one in which the C(omplementiser) position has been left empty.
1988, Andrew Radford, chapter 6, in Transformational grammar: a first course, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, page 300:
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A distinct part of a contract, a will or another legal document.
Mr. Waller adds that when the railway was authorised in 1897, one of the clauses of the Act authorising the transfer of the line to the North British Railway provided that that company should work it in perpetuity, and it was this clause that caused the interim interdict to be granted.
1951 April, “Notes and News: North Fife Line, Scotland”, in Railway Magazine, number 600, page 281:
- A constituent (component) of a statement or query.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| clauses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
derogatory clause (other terms (unsorted, may also contain grammatical terms)) · escape clause (other terms (unsorted, may also contain grammatical terms)) · clauselike (other terms (unsorted, may also contain grammatical terms)) · forum clause (other terms (unsorted, may also contain grammatical terms)) · cognovit clause (other terms (unsorted, may also contain grammatical terms)) · no-trade clause (other terms (unsorted, may also contain grammatical terms)) · objective clause (other terms (unsorted, may also contain grammatical terms)) · free-exercise clause (other terms (unsorted, may also contain grammatical terms)) · no-contest clause (other terms (unsorted, may also contain grammatical terms)) · definite clause (other terms (unsorted, may also contain grammatical terms)) · matrix clause (other terms (unsorted, may also contain grammatical terms)) · Henry VIII clause (other terms (unsorted, may also contain grammatical terms)) · sunset clause (other terms (unsorted, may also contain grammatical terms)) · Horn clause (other terms (unsorted, may also contain grammatical terms)) · time clause (other terms (unsorted, may also contain grammatical terms)) · clause element (grammatical terms) · multiclause (other terms (unsorted, may also contain grammatical terms)) · acceleration clause (other terms (unsorted, may also contain grammatical terms)) · that clause (other terms (unsorted, may also contain grammatical terms)) · in terrorem clause (other terms (unsorted, may also contain grammatical terms)) · small clause (other terms (unsorted, may also contain grammatical terms)) · forum selection clause (other terms (unsorted, may also contain grammatical terms)) · objects clause (other terms (unsorted, may also contain grammatical terms)) · Mother Hubbard clause (other terms (unsorted, may also contain grammatical terms)) · choice of forum clause (other terms (unsorted, may also contain grammatical terms)) · jurisdiction clause (other terms (unsorted, may also contain grammatical terms)) · spendthrift clause (other terms (unsorted, may also contain grammatical terms)) · sunrise clause (other terms (unsorted, may also contain grammatical terms)) · negative clause (other terms (unsorted, may also contain grammatical terms)) · attestation clause (other terms (unsorted, may also contain grammatical terms)) · grandfather clause (other terms (unsorted, may also contain grammatical terms)) · break clause (other terms (unsorted, may also contain grammatical terms)) · weasel clause (other terms (unsorted, may also contain grammatical terms)) · 3-clause (grammatical terms) · operative clause (other terms (unsorted, may also contain grammatical terms)) · content clause (grammatical terms) · clause function (grammatical terms) · semiclause (other terms (unsorted, may also contain grammatical terms)) · clausehood (other terms (unsorted, may also contain grammatical terms)) · get-out clause (other terms (unsorted, may also contain grammatical terms)) · clausal (grammatical terms) · establishment clause (other terms (unsorted, may also contain grammatical terms)) · guillotine clause (other terms (unsorted, may also contain grammatical terms)) · subclause (grammatical terms) · final clause (other terms (unsorted, may also contain grammatical terms)) · exit clause (other terms (unsorted, may also contain grammatical terms)) · supplementive clause (other terms (unsorted, may also contain grammatical terms)) · pedigree clause (other terms (unsorted, may also contain grammatical terms)) · residuary clause (other terms (unsorted, may also contain grammatical terms)) · testing clause (other terms (unsorted, may also contain grammatical terms)) · adjectival clause (other terms (unsorted, may also contain grammatical terms)) · attributive clause (other terms (unsorted, may also contain grammatical terms)) · notwithstanding clause (other terms (unsorted, may also contain grammatical terms)) · subject clause (other terms (unsorted, may also contain grammatical terms)) · essential clause (other terms (unsorted, may also contain grammatical terms)) · escalator clause (other terms (unsorted, may also contain grammatical terms)) · conscience clause (other terms (unsorted, may also contain grammatical terms)) · salvo clause (other terms (unsorted, may also contain grammatical terms))
Hyponyms
purpose clause (types of grammatical clauses) · subordinate clause (types of grammatical clauses) · result clause (types of grammatical clauses) · adverbial clause (types of grammatical clauses) · object clause (types of grammatical clauses) · concessive clause (types of grammatical clauses) · safety clause (types of grammatical clauses) · vice clause (types of grammatical clauses) · conditional mood (types of grammatical clauses) · dependent clause (types of grammatical clauses) · nominal clause (types of grammatical clauses) · if clause (types of grammatical clauses) · noncompete clause (part of a legal document) · distance clause (types of grammatical clauses) · main clause (types of grammatical clauses) · manner clause (types of grammatical clauses) · relative clause (types of grammatical clauses) · conditional clause (types of grammatical clauses) · coordinate clause (types of grammatical clauses) · hush clause (types of grammatical clauses) · superordinate clause (types of grammatical clauses) · frequency clause (types of grammatical clauses) · restrictive clause (types of grammatical clauses) · finite clause (types of grammatical clauses) · nonfinite clause (types of grammatical clauses) · subclause (types of grammatical clauses) · non-defining relative clause (types of grammatical clauses) · comparative clause (types of grammatical clauses) · place clause (types of grammatical clauses) · defining relative clause (types of grammatical clauses) · comment clause (types of grammatical clauses) · independent clause (types of grammatical clauses) · gold clause (types of grammatical clauses) · appositive clause (types of grammatical clauses) · verbless clause (types of grammatical clauses)
Relateds
Synonyms
Translations (80)
sv klausul (legal: separate part of a contract) · tl sugnay (grammar: verb along with a subject and modifiers) · tr ibare (legal: separate part of a contract) · it proposizione (grammar: group of words which include a subject and any necessary predicate) · fr clause (legal: separate part of a contract) · he פסוקית (grammar: group of words which include a subject and any necessary predicate) · ca clàusula (grammar: verb along with a subject and modifiers) · nl nevenschikking (grammar: verb along with a subject and modifiers) · nl bijzin (grammar: group of words which include a subject and any necessary predicate) · bg клауза (legal: separate part of a contract) · pl zdanie składowe (grammar: group of words which include a subject and any necessary predicate) · vi điều (legal: separate part of a contract) · fi lauseke (grammar: verb along with a subject and modifiers) · vi mệnh đề (grammar: group of words which include a subject and any necessary predicate) · el όρος (legal: separate part of a contract) · mn гишүүн өгүүлбэр (grammar: group of words which include a subject and any necessary predicate) · da klausul (legal: separate part of a contract) · hu paragrafus (legal: separate part of a contract) · bg подчинено изречение (grammar: group of words which include a subject and any necessary predicate) · hu záradék (legal: separate part of a contract) · cy cymal (grammar: group of words which include a subject and any necessary predicate) · bg параграф (legal: separate part of a contract) · cmn 小句 (grammar: group of words which include a subject and any necessary predicate) · cs věta (grammar: group of words which include a subject and any necessary predicate) · hu cikkely (legal: separate part of a contract) · hu tagmondat (grammar: verb along with a subject and modifiers) · ga clásal (grammar: group of words which include a subject and any necessary predicate) · nl bijzin (grammar: verb along with a subject and modifiers) · vi vế câu (grammar: group of words which include a subject and any necessary predicate) · he סעיף (legal: separate part of a contract) · el ρήτρα (legal: separate part of a contract) · fi sopimusehto (legal: separate part of a contract) · hy նախադասություն (grammar: verb along with a subject and modifiers) · fr proposition (grammar: verb along with a subject and modifiers) · ar بَنْد (legal: separate part of a contract) · cy cymal (grammar: verb along with a subject and modifiers) · ga clásal (grammar: verb along with a subject and modifiers) · pt oração (grammar: group of words which include a subject and any necessary predicate) · tl sugnay (grammar: group of words which include a subject and any necessary predicate) · ar مُرَكَّبٌ إِسْنَادِيّ (grammar: group of words which include a subject and any necessary predicate) · cy cymal (legal: separate part of a contract) · ga agús (legal: separate part of a contract) · de Nebensatz (grammar: group of words which include a subject and any necessary predicate) · tr cümlecik (grammar: verb along with a subject and modifiers) · pt cláusula (legal: separate part of a contract) · hy հոդված (legal: separate part of a contract) · hu klauzula (legal: separate part of a contract) · fr proposition (grammar: group of words which include a subject and any necessary predicate) · cmn 從句 /从句 (grammar: group of words which include a subject and any necessary predicate) · fi lause (grammar: group of words which include a subject and any necessary predicate) · es cláusula (legal: separate part of a contract) · fi ehto (legal: separate part of a contract) · az cümlə (grammar: verb along with a subject and modifiers) · it clausola (legal: separate part of a contract) · io klauzo (legal: separate part of a contract) · sv sats (grammar: verb along with a subject and modifiers) · pt artigo (legal: separate part of a contract) · ar جُمْلَة (grammar: verb along with a subject and modifiers) · pt oração (grammar: verb along with a subject and modifiers) · uk пункт (legal: separate part of a contract) · gd clàs (grammar: group of words which include a subject and any necessary predicate) · nl clausule (legal: separate part of a contract) · nrf proposition (grammar: verb along with a subject and modifiers) · uk стаття (legal: separate part of a contract) · ja 節 (grammar: verb along with a subject and modifiers) · ja 節 (grammar: group of words which include a subject and any necessary predicate) · gd clàs (grammar: verb along with a subject and modifiers) · vi điều khoản (legal: separate part of a contract) · cs klauzule (legal: separate part of a contract) · ca clàusula (legal: separate part of a contract) · cmn 分句 (grammar: verb along with a subject and modifiers) · fi klausuuli (legal: separate part of a contract) · de Klausel (legal: separate part of a contract) · ru предложе́ние (grammar: verb along with a subject and modifiers) · de Teilsatz (grammar: verb along with a subject and modifiers) · ga clásal (legal: separate part of a contract) · pl klauzula (legal: separate part of a contract) · fa فراکرد (grammar: group of words which include a subject and any necessary predicate) · hu mellékmondat (grammar: group of words which include a subject and any necessary predicate) · ga foráil (legal: separate part of a contract)