verb phrase · neutral

clear your browser history

UK/klɪə jɔː ˈbraʊ.zə ˈhɪs.tər.i/US/klɪr jʊr ˈbraʊ.zər ˈhɪs.tər.i/clear your BROW·ser HIS·to·ry

Band 5-6speakingtask2

to delete the record of websites you have visited in your web browser

Examples

“Before returning the laptop, she cleared her browser history.”

“If you share a computer, it's a good idea to clear your browser history.”

“He cleared his browser history after booking the tickets.”

Band 8 sentence

“After finishing her research on a sensitive topic, she cleared her browser history and logged out of all accounts.”

Collocations

  • clear your browser history

Word family

browser nounhistory noun

Common mistakes

delete internet history→clear your browser history

clear history→clear your browser history

Say it for a higher band

5delete internet history→6delete browsing history→7+clear your browser history

Synonyms

delete browsing history

Easily confused

delete browsing history

“I deleted my browsing history before returning the computer to the library.”

Related words

data breachdata protection lawsonline privacyintellectual property rightsdigital literacy skillsend-to-end encryptionsend an emailback up data

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