Meaning

1 senses

  1. Synonym of prepare the ground

Examples

6 sentences

  1. Please leave the door open on your way out.

    CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · A1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  2. This door can't be opened in any way.

    Vulgaris · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · A1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  3. He was open to a different way of thinking.

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  4. Knowledge of the self is the descent to hell which opens the way to godhood.

    jshholland · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  5. The world is in dire need of those who think in a more open-minded way.

    deDie Welt ist in drängender Not derer, die in einer mehr aufgeschlossenen Weise denken. — Esperantostern

    Samer · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · B2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

Forms

opens the way, opening the way, opened the way, opened the way
Base formopen the way · to open the way
3rd person singularopens the way
Present participleopening the way
Past simpleopened the way
Past participleopened the way

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyopen the way
he, she, itopens the way

Past simpleLesson

all personsopened the way

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave opened the way
he, she, ithas opened the way

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill open the way

Synonyms

1 synonyms
prepare the ground

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
opaqueC2openA1openeropeningB1openlyB2

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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