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UK
/ˈəʊpən/
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[ US /ˈoʊpən/ ]
[ US /ˈoʊpən/ ]
VERB
-
become available
an opportunity opened up -
have an opening or passage or outlet
The bedrooms open into the hall - display the contents of a file or start an application as on a computer
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make the opening move
Kasparov opened with a standard opening -
cause to open or to become open
Mary opened the car door -
start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning
open a business -
begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc.
He opened the meeting with a long speech -
spread out or open from a closed or folded state
spread your arms
open the map -
afford access to
the door opens to the patio
The French doors give onto a terrace -
make available
This opens up new possibilities -
become open
The door opened
ADJECTIVE
-
ready or willing to receive favorably
receptive to the proposals -
(of textures) full of small openings or gaps
a loose weave
an open texture -
open to or in view of all
an open letter to the editor
an open protest -
accessible to all
open season
an open economy -
openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness
his candid eyes
an open and trusting nature
a heart-to-heart talk -
open and observable; not secret or hidden
an overt lie
open ballots
overt hostility
overt intelligence gathering -
used of mouth or eyes
keep your eyes open
his mouth slightly opened -
affording free passage or view
open waters
a clear path to victory
a clear view
the open countryside -
not sealed or having been unsealed
the opened package lay on the table
the letter was already open -
possibly accepting or permitting
a passage capable of misinterpretation
open to interpretation
the time is fixed by the director and players and therefore subject to much variation
an issue open to question -
affording free passage or access
open drains
the road is open to traffic
open ranks -
affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed
they left the door open
an open door -
not having been filled
the job is still open -
not requiring union membership
an open shop employs nonunion workers -
not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought
our position on this bill is still undecided
an open question
our lawsuit is still undetermined - (set theory) of an interval that contains neither of its endpoints
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having no protecting cover or enclosure
open sports cars
an open boat
an open fire -
ready for business
the stores are open -
with no protection or shield
the exposed northeast frontier
open to the weather
an open wound -
without undue constriction as from e.g. tenseness or inhibition
the clarity and resonance of an open tone
her natural and open response -
not defended or capable of being defended
an open city
open to attack
NOUN
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a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
finally broke out of the forest into the open - a tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play
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information that has become public
the facts had been brought to the surface
all the reports were out in the open -
where the air is unconfined
camping in the open
the concert was held in the open air
he wanted to get outdoors a little
How To Use open In A Sentence
- Laura Wade's Posh, timed to open as the Tories edged into power in May 2010, reminded us just what we were in for: overprivileged hooligans in drinking-society blazers who trash a pub as thoughtlessly as they will trash the country. Dominic Cooke: a life in theatre
- Management claimed the lockout was a temporary measure and that the plant would be reopened on May 9.
- Note that you'll be able to find the demonstration projects themselves as open-source projects on the companion site to the column (see Resources).
- I didn't open my mouth until he talked himself out.
- The scale of the economic gulf between the two parties came as two polls yesterday showed that the election remained wide open. Times, Sunday Times
- The right back found himself in unfamiliar territory in the opposing penalty area after a swift exchange of passes that opened up Reading's defence. Times, Sunday Times
- Sodium thiopental was used by most U.S. states as part of a lethal injection combination, but many have switched to an alternative drug called pentobarbital amid an ongoing shortage. The Seattle Times
- The baby grows fine hair, fingernails and teeth, and the eyes open and close.
- Sony Pictures Animation has a full slate of films including the mouth-watering 3D comedy Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, which opened as the #1 movie in North America on September 18, Hotel Transylvania, now in pre-production and, in association with Columbia Pictures, The Smurfs, now in production. Anton Yelchin and Fred Armisen Join The Smurfs | /Film
- Some lucky local with an open fire had determined the evening warranted a little extra cheer, more than the central heating could provide, and had lit a small blaze on his hearth.