open
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pēn
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āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "open"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

01

āĻ–ā§‹āϞāĻž, āϤāĻžāϞāĻž āĻ–ā§‹āϞāĻž

to move something like a window or door into a position that people, things, etc. can pass through or use
Transitive: to open a door or window
to open definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
My sister and I opened the door to see what was inside the room.
āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§‹āύ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āφāĻŽāĻŋ āϘāϰ⧇āϰ āĻ­āĻŋāϤāϰ⧇ āĻ•āĻŋ āφāϛ⧇ āϤāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āϤ⧇ āĻĻāϰāϜāĻž āϖ⧁āϞ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤
1.1

āĻ–ā§‹āϞāĻž

(of a door or window) to become open so that people, things, etc. can pass through
Intransitive
to open definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The door opened slowly as she turned the handle.
āĻĻāϰāϜāĻžāϟāĻŋ āϧ⧀āϰ⧇ āϧ⧀āϰ⧇ āϖ⧁āϞ⧇ āϗ⧇āϞ āϝāĻ–āύ āϏ⧇ āĻšā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄā§‡āϞ āϘ⧁āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
02

āĻ–ā§‹āϞāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to unfold or spread something that was previously closed or folded
Transitive: to open something folded
to open definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The hiker opened the map to find the trail route.
āĻĒāĻĨāϚāĻžāϰ⧀ āĻŸā§āϰ⧇āχāϞ⧇āϰ āϰ⧁āϟ āϖ⧁āρāĻœā§‡ āĻĒ⧇āϤ⧇ āĻŽāĻžāύāϚāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϰāϟāĻŋ āϖ⧁āϞāϞāĨ¤
03

āĻ–ā§‹āϞāĻž, āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to start or begin a meeting, speech, performance, etc.
Transitive: to open a meeting or performance | to open a meeting or performance with sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The orchestra conductor will open the concert with a stirring rendition of the national anthem.
āĻ…āĻ°ā§āϕ⧇āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§āϰāĻž āĻ•āĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻžāĻ•ā§āϟāϰ āϜāĻžāϤ⧀āϝāĻŧ āϏāĻ‚āĻ—ā§€āϤ⧇āϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧇āϜāύāĻžāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āĻļāύāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ•āύāϏāĻžāĻ°ā§āϟ āϖ⧁āϞāĻŦ⧇āύāĨ¤
04

āĻ–ā§‹āϞāĻž, āϏ⧁āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to facilitate the availability or accessibility of something
Transitive: to open an opportunity
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The discovery of new evidence has opened the door to a retrial for the defendant.
āύāϤ⧁āύ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŽāĻžāϪ⧇āϰ āφāĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āφāϏāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒ⧁āύāϰāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻŋāϚāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āĻĻāϰāϜāĻž āϖ⧁āϞ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
05

āĻ–ā§‹āϞāĻž, āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to become available for use or access
Intransitive: to open point in time
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The restaurant will open for lunch service at 11:30 a.m.
āϰ⧇āĻ¸ā§āϤ⧋āϰāĻžāρāϟāĻŋ āĻĻ⧁āĻĒ⧁āϰ⧇āϰ āĻ–āĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϏāĻ•āĻžāϞ ā§§ā§§:ā§Šā§Ļ āϟāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϖ⧁āϞāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
06

āĻ–ā§‹āϞāĻž, āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to initiate action in a card game by making the first move
Transitive: to open a card game
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
During the bridge game, the dealer opens the auction by making the initial bid.
āĻŦā§āϰāĻŋāϜ āϖ⧇āϞāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ, āĻĄāĻŋāϞāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āύāĻŋāϞāĻžāĻŽ āĻ–ā§‹āϞ⧇āĨ¤
07

āĻ–ā§‹āϞāĻž, āϖ⧁āϞ⧇ āĻĢ⧇āϞāĻž

to have a passage, entryway, or outlet that allows access to a space or area
Intransitive: to open into a space | to open onto a space
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
At the end of the narrow alley, the street opened onto a bustling marketplace.
āϏāĻ‚āϕ⧀āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ—āϞāĻŋāϰ āĻļ⧇āώ⧇ āϰāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻžāϟāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϜāĻŽāϜāĻŽāĻžāϟ āĻŦāĻžāϜāĻžāϰ⧇ āϖ⧁āϞ⧇ āϗ⧇āϞāĨ¤
08

āĻ–ā§‹āϞāĻž, āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to make the contents of a file or an application visible on a computer screen
Transitive: to open a file or an application
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She needed to open the spreadsheet to review the financial data and prepare the budget report.
āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āφāĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ• āĻĄā§‡āϟāĻž āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāϞ⧋āϚāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻŦāĻžāĻœā§‡āϟ āϰāĻŋāĻĒā§‹āĻ°ā§āϟ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒā§āϰ⧇āĻĄāĻļāĻŋāϟ āϖ⧁āϞāϤ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
09

āĻ–ā§‹āϞāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύ āĻļā§‹ āĻāϰ āφāϗ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻ•ā§āϟ āĻšāĻŋāϏāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to perform as the first act before the main show or headliner
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The local band will open for the famous rock group tonight.
āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ⧀āϝāĻŧ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ āφāϜ āϰāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ–ā§āϝāĻžāϤ āϰāĻ• āĻ—ā§āϰ⧁āĻĒ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϖ⧁āϞāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
10

āĻ–ā§‹āϞāĻž, āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to make something accessible for use, business, or public entry
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The museum will open its new exhibit to the public next weekend.
āĻŽāĻŋāωāϜāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āφāĻ—āĻžāĻŽā§€ āϏāĻĒā§āϤāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āύāϤ⧁āύ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāύ⧀ āϜāύāϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāϪ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϖ⧁āϞāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
01

āĻ–ā§‹āϞāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦ⧇āĻļāϝ⧋āĻ—ā§āϝ

letting people or things pass through
open definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She left the door open for her friends to enter.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ⧁āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦ⧇āĻļ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĻāϰāϜāĻž āĻ–ā§‹āϞāĻž āϰ⧇āϖ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
02

āĻ–ā§‹āϞāĻž, āϏ⧇āĻŦāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤ

(of business, public building, etc.) ready to be visited or provide a service to customers
open definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Our bakery is open early in the morning.
āφāĻŽāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŦ⧇āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻŋ āϏāĻ•āĻžāϞ āϏāĻ•āĻžāϞ āĻ–ā§‹āϞāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
03

āĻ–ā§‹āϞāĻž, āĻ¸ā§Ž

having a straightforward and honest attitude
open definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Her open demeanor encouraged others to trust her easily.
āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ–ā§‹āϞāĻž āφāϚāϰāĻŖ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϝāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āϏāĻšāĻœā§‡ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻ‰ā§ŽāϏāĻžāĻšāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
04

āĻ–ā§‹āϞāĻž, āĻŦāĻžāϧāĻžāĻšā§€āύ

having no barriers, obstacles, or obstructions
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The field was open, making it perfect for a picnic.
āĻŽāĻžāĻ āϟāĻŋ āĻ–ā§‹āϞāĻž āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āϝāĻž āĻāϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻĒāĻŋāĻ•āύāĻŋāϕ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āωāĻĒāϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϤ⧁āϞ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
05

āĻ–ā§‹āϞāĻž, āĻ…āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāϤ

with no protection or shield
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āĻ–ā§‹āϞāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦ⧇āĻļāϝ⧋āĻ—ā§āϝ

open to or in view of all
07

āĻ–āĻžāϞāĻŋ, āωāĻĒāϞāĻŦā§āϧ

not having been filled
08

āĻ–ā§‹āϞāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦ⧇āĻļāϝ⧋āĻ—ā§āϝ

accessible to all
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āĻ–ā§‹āϞāĻž, āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤ

not enclosed or restricted
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She preferred an open workspace, where collaboration and communication were encouraged.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ–ā§‹āϞāĻž āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻ¤ā§āϰ āĻĒāĻ›āĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇āύ, āϝ⧇āĻ–āĻžāύ⧇ āϏāĻšāϝ⧋āĻ—āĻŋāϤāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϝ⧋āĻ—āĻžāϝ⧋āĻ—āϕ⧇ āĻ‰ā§ŽāϏāĻžāĻšāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϤāĨ¤
10

āĻ–ā§‹āϞāĻž, āĻ…āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāϤ

not defended or capable of being defended
11

āĻ–ā§‹āϞāĻž, āĻ–ā§‹āϞāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇

not sealed or having been unsealed
12

āĻ–ā§‹āϞāĻž, āĻ…āύāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻĒāĻ¨ā§āύ

not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought
13

āĻ–ā§‹āϞāĻž, āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻˇā§āϟ

open and observable; not secret or hidden
14

āĻ–ā§‹āϞāĻž, āχāωāύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύ āϏāĻĻāĻ¸ā§āϝāĻĒāĻĻ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ āύ⧇āχ

not requiring union membership
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āĻ–ā§‹āϞāĻž, āωāĻĒāϞāĻŦā§āϧ

possibly accepting or permitting
16

āĻ–ā§‹āϞāĻž, āĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāĻŖāĻļā§€āϞ

ready to accept new ideas or different opinions without judging them unfairly
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She kept an open mind during the discussion.
āφāϞ⧋āϚāύāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ–ā§‹āϞāĻž āĻŽāύ āϰāĻžāϖ⧇āύāĨ¤
01

āĻ–ā§‹āϞāĻž āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ, āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āϜāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āϜāϞ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻžāϰ

a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
02

āĻ–ā§‹āϞāĻž āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ, āĻ–ā§‹āϞāĻž āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏ

an outdoor, unconfined area or space
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They spent the afternoon in the open, enjoying the fresh air.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāϕ⧇āϞāϟāĻž āĻ–ā§‹āϞāĻž āϜāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ—āĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇, āϤāĻžāϜāĻž āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏ āωāĻĒāĻ­ā§‹āĻ— āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
03

āĻ–ā§‹āϞāĻžāĻŽā§‡āϞāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻžāĻļ

information that has become public
04

āĻ–ā§‹āϞāĻž āϟ⧁āĻ°ā§āύāĻžāĻŽā§‡āĻ¨ā§āϟ, āĻ“āĻĒ⧇āύ

a tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play

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opener
opening
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