Meaning of open in English
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Verb
openDefinitions
1. cause to open or to become openExamples
- « Mary opened the car door »
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- 2. start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning
Examples
- « open a business »
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- 3. become open
Examples
- « The door opened »
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- 4. begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc.
Examples
- « He opened the meeting with a long speech »
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- 5. spread out or open from a closed or folded state
Examples
- « open the map »
- « spread your arms »
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- 6. make available
Examples
- « This opens up new possibilities »
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- 7. become available
Examples
- « an opportunity opened up »
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- 8. have an opening or passage or outlet
Examples
- « The bedrooms open into the hall »
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- 9. make the opening move
Examples
- « Kasparov opened with a standard opening »
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- 10. afford access to
Examples
- « the door opens to the patio »
- « The French doors give onto a terrace »
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- 11. display the contents of a file or start an application as on a computer
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Classifying Adjective
openDefinitions
1. with no protection or shieldExamples
- « the exposed northeast frontier »
- « open to the weather »
- « an open wound »
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- 2. open to or in view of all
Examples
- « an open protest »
- « an open letter to the editor »
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- 3. not having been filled
Examples
- « the job is still open »
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- 4. accessible to all
Examples
- « open season »
- « an open economy »
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- 5. not defended or capable of being defended
Examples
- « an open city »
- « open to attack »
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- 6. (of textures) full of small openings or gaps
Examples
- « an open texture »
- « a loose weave »
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- 7. having no protecting cover or enclosure
Examples
- « an open boat »
- « an open fire »
- « open sports cars »
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- 8. opened out
Examples
- « an open newspaper »
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- 9. not brought to a conclusion
Examples
- « subject to further thought »
- « an open question »
- « our position on this bill is still undecided »
- « our lawsuit is still undetermined »
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- 10. not sealed or having been unsealed
Examples
- « the letter was already open »
- « the opened package lay on the table »
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- 11. without undue constriction as from e.g. tenseness or inhibition
Examples
- « the clarity and resonance of an open tone »
- « her natural and open response »
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- 12. relatively empty of and unobstructed by fences or hedges or headlands or shoals
Examples
- « in open country »
- « the open countryside »
- « open waters »
- « on the open seas »
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- 13. possibly accepting or permitting
Examples
- « a passage capable of misinterpretation »
- « open to interpretation »
- « an issue open to question »
- « the time is fixed by the director and players and therefore subject to much variation »
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- 14. not secret
Examples
- « open plans »
- « an open ballot »
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- 15. without any attempt at concealment
Examples
- « completely obvious »
- « open disregard of the law »
- « open family strife »
- « open hostility »
- « a blatant appeal to vanity »
- « a blazing indiscretion »
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- 16. affording free passage or view
Examples
- « a clear view »
- « a clear path to victory »
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- 17. lax in enforcing laws
Examples
- « an open town »
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- 18. openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness
Examples
- « his candid eyes »
- « an open and trusting nature »
- « a heart-to-heart talk »
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- 19. sincere and free of reserve in expression
Examples
- « Please be open with me »
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- 20. receptive to new ideas
Examples
- « an open mind »
- « open to new ideas »
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- 21. ready for business
Examples
- « the stores are open »
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Noun
openDefinitions
1. a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or waterExamples
- « finally broke out of the forest into the open »
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- 2. where the air is unconfined
Examples
- « he wanted to get outdoors a little »
- « the concert was held in the open air »
- « camping in the open »
- 3. a tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play
- 4. information that has become public
Examples
- « all the reports were out in the open »
- « the facts had been brought to the surface »
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Qualitative Adjective
openEtymology
Old English open (adjective), openian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch open and German offen, from the root of the adverb upDefinitions
1. affording unobstructed entrance and exitExamples
- « not shut or closed »
- « an open door »
- « they left the door open »
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- 2. affording free passage or access
Examples
- « open drains »
- « the road is open to traffic »
- « open ranks »
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- 3. used of mouth or eyes
Examples
- « keep your eyes open »
- « his mouth slightly opened »
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- 4. of a set
Examples
- « containing points whose neighborhood consists of other points of the same set, or being the complement of an open set »
- « of an interval »
- « containing neither of its end points »
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- 5. open and observable
Examples
- « not secret or hidden »
- « an overt lie »
- « overt hostility »
- « overt intelligence gathering »
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- 6. used of string or hole or pipe of instruments
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