clause

Meaning

Noun

1. 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.
2. A verb, its necessary grammatical arguments, and any adjuncts affecting them.
3. 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.)
4. A distinct part of a contract, a will or another legal document.
5. A constituent (component) of a statement or query.

Verb

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

Synonyms

article

sentence

section

provision

item

paragraph

stipulation

phrase

point

condition

division

proviso

stipulations

thesis

topic

treaty

qualification

law

pact

theme

subject

matter

part

term

statement

text

regulation

rule

second

2nd

sect

strip

subordinate clause

subsection

suggestion

tenet

terms and conditions

cl

dependent clause

compound-word

provition

bunsetsu

articel

expression

clausula

account

agreement

branch

classification

code

course

Translations

clausola

Klausel

clause

cláusula

proposition

cláusula

frase

Satz

clausule

phrase

clàusula

zin

Artikel

πρόταση

cümle

Pronounced as (IPA)

/klɔːz/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: clause

In summary

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.

Sentences

Active voice is used in a clause whose subject expresses the main verb's agent .