āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
open up
/ËÉĘpÉn ËĘp/
to open up
[phrase form: open]
01
āĻā§āĻ˛āĻž, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦā§āĻļāĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to make something available, possible, or reachable, often by creating new opportunities or access points
Transitive: to open up an opportunity or access
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The construction of a new bridge will open up the remote village to tourists.
āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻĻā§āĻ°āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŽāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻāĻāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻĻā§āĻŦā§āĨ¤
02
āĻā§āĻ˛āĻž, āĻāĻ¨āĻ˛āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to unlock or unfold something that was previously closed or shut
Transitive: to open up an entry point
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Please use the key to open up the storage room and retrieve the equipment.
āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻ°ā§āĻŽ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¸āĻ°āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŽ āĻĒā§āĻ¨āĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
03
āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŦāĻ˛āĻž, āĻā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻž
to share or express one's personal thoughts, emotions, or experiences with someone else
Intransitive: to open up | to open up about sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He hesitated at first, but eventually, he began to open up about the challenges he was facing at work.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĨāĻŽā§ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ§āĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨, āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļā§āĻˇ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤, āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻ¯ā§ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻā§āĻāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ° āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻāĻŋ āĻšāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¸ā§ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻ¤ā§ āĻļā§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
04
āĻā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻāĻĒāĻ˛āĻŦā§āĻ§ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
(of possibilities or opportunities) to become available or reachable
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
With advancements in technology, new avenues are opening up for entrepreneurs.
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ° āĻ
āĻā§āĻ°āĻāĻ¤āĻŋāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻāĻĻā§āĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻā§āĨ¤
05
āĻā§āĻ˛āĻž, āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž
to make a hole, crack, path, etc. visible or wider
Transitive: to open up a hole or path
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The carpenter opened up a section of the floor to access the plumbing beneath.
āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĒā§āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻŽā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻ
ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¸ā§āĻ¸ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ
āĻāĻļ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
06
āĻā§āĻ˛āĻž, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž
(of a hole, crack, wound, path, etc.) to become wider or visible
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
As the ice melted, a fissure opened up in the frozen lake.
āĻŦāĻ°āĻĢ āĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻšāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšā§āĻ°āĻĻā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĢāĻžāĻāĻ˛ āĻā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻā§āĻ˛āĨ¤
07
āĻā§āĻ˛āĻž, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to prepare for business by unlocking doors and getting ready for the day ahead
Transitive: to open up a place of business
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The librarian opens up the library promptly at 9 AM for daily visitors.
āĻā§āĻ°āĻ¨ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāĻ¨āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¸āĻāĻžāĻ˛ 9 āĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻā§āĻ°āĻ¨ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
08
āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻļā§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨, āĻāĻā§āĻ¨ āĻā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¨
to start firing or shooting weapons
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
When the first shots were fired, the soldiers in the trench quickly opened up on the enemy.
āĻ¯āĻāĻ¨ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻ¤āĻāĻ¨ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻ°āĻž āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ āĻļāĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻā§āĻ¨ āĻā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
09
āĻā§āĻ˛āĻž, āĻļā§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to launch or establish a new business or branch
Transitive: to open up a new business or branch
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She dreams of opening up a cozy bookstore with a focus on independent authors.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ¨ āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻĒāĻ° āĻĢā§āĻāĻžāĻ¸ āĻ¸āĻš āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻŽāĻĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ āĻŦāĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āĻ¨ āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
10
āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ§āĻž āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻĢāĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻ āĻā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to create an advantage for one's side, often by gaining a lead in a game or competition
Transitive: to open up an advantage
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
In the race, Alex opened up a comfortable gap between himself and the other competitors.
āĻĻā§āĻĄāĻŧā§, āĻ
ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻā§āĻ¸ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻŽāĻĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
11
āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻļ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
(of a situation or issue) to occur or emerge
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Inquiries opened up into possible misconduct within the organization.
āĻ¸āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ° āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§āĻ¯ āĻ
āĻ¸āĻĻāĻžāĻāĻ°āĻŖ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻ¤āĻĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
12
āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ°, āĻ¸ā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to cause a situation or issue to occur
Transitive: to open up a situation
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The artist 's exhibition hopes to open up conversations about social justice through visual expression.
āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ˛ āĻāĻā§āĻ¸āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻļāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻŽā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻāĻĨā§āĻĒāĻāĻĨāĻ¨ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻļāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
