Meaning

40 senses
  1. Physically unobstructed, uncovered, etc.

    (not comparable, usually)Able to have something pass through or along it.

    Come in – the door's open.

    The ice has cleared and the channel is open again.

  2. (not comparable, usually)Not covered, sealed, etc.; having an opening or aperture showing what is inside.

    The jewellery box was lying open.

    Don't just stand there with your mouth open!

    not sealed or having been unsealed

  3. (not comparable, usually)Not physically drawn together, folded or contracted.

    She greeted them with open arms.

    The book was open at page 23.

  4. (not comparable, usually)Of a space, free of objects and obstructions.

    It was a large, open room.

    Most of the site was occupied by huts, but there was an open area in the centre.

  5. (not comparable, usually)Resulting from an incision, puncture or any other process by which the skin no longer protects an internal part of the body.

    an open fracture

  6. (not comparable, proscribed, sometimes, usually)Unlocked or unlatched but not physically open.

    open to or in view of all

  7. (not comparable, usually)In a position allowing fluid to flow.

  8. (not comparable, usually)Of a sandwich, etc.: composed of a single slice of bread with a topping.

    open sandwich

  9. (not comparable, regional, usually)Not of a quality to prevent communication, as by closing waterways, blocking roads, etc.; hence, not frosty or inclement; mild; used of the weather or the climate.

    an open winter

  10. Able to be used or interacted with in some way.

    (not comparable)Available for use or operation.

    Your bank account is now open.

    Phone lines open at 10 pm.

  11. (not comparable)Actively conducting or prepared to conduct business.

    Banks are not open on bank holidays.

    offen, geöffnet, offä

    откры́тыйotkrýtyj

    відчи́ненийvidčýnenyj

    ready for business

  12. (not comparable)Allowing entrance to visitors or the public.

    I hereby declare this fete open.

    The school has an open day on Saturday.

Examples

7700 sentences
  1. What did you open it with?

    Чим ти його відкрив?

    ruЧем ты её открыла?

    deWomit hast du es geöffnet?

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  2. Did you leave the window open?

    Ви залишили вікно відчиненим?

    ruВы оставили окно открытым?

    deHabt ihr das Fenster offen gelassen?

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  3. How late is the bank open?

    О котрій годині відкривається банк?

    ruДо скольких открыт банк?

    deWie lange hat die Bank geöffnet?

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  4. Would you please open the window?

    Ти не міг би відчинити вікно, будь ласка?

    deWürden Sie bitte das Fenster aufmachen?

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  5. Would you mind opening the window?

    Ви не могли би відчинити вікно?

    ruВас не затруднит открыть окно?

    deWürde es dich stören, das Fenster zu öffnen?

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
not closed:
Русский
By meaning 1
not closed:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
not closed:
prepared to conduct business:
candid:
public:

Origin

Adjective from Middle English open, from Old English open (“open”), from Proto-West German

Adjective from Middle English open, from Old English open (“open”), from Proto-West Germanic *opan, from Proto-Germanic *upanaz (“open”), from Proto-Indo-European *upo (“up from under, over”).

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Forms

more open/opener, most open/openest
Comparativemore open / opener Lesson
Superlativemost open / openest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

10 synonyms
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Close in meaning

Antonyms

6 antonyms
accessible:closedA1shutB1
ending in a vowel:checked
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Word family

199 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • open the door
  • the door open
  • open the window
  • door open
  • to open the
  • the window open
  • open the box
  • window open
  • door was open
  • tried to open
  • an an open
  • opened the envelope

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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