Meaning

5 senses
  1. Open or unobstructed space; an exposed location.

    I can't believe you left the lawnmower out in the open when you knew it was going to rain this afternoon!

    Wary of hunters, the fleeing deer kept well out of the open, dodging instead from thicket to thicket.

    a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water

  2. Public knowledge or scrutiny; full view.

    We have got to bring this company's corrupt business practices into the open.

  3. A defect in an electrical circuit preventing current from flowing.

    The electrician found the open in the circuit after a few minutes of testing.

  4. A sports event in which anybody can compete, especially or originally irrespective of amateur or professional status.

    the Australian Open

  5. The act of something being opened, such as an e-mail message.

Examples

7700 sentences
  1. What did you open it with?

    Чим ти його відкрив? — deniko

    ruЧем ты её открыла? — sigavax

    deWomit hast du es geöffnet? — Espi

  2. Did you leave the window open?

    Ви залишили вікно відчиненим? — aandrusiak

    ruВы оставили окно открытым? — kobylkin

    deHabt ihr das Fenster offen gelassen? — MUIRIEL

  3. How late is the bank open?

    О котрій годині відкривається банк? — deniko

    ruДо скольких открыт банк? — odexed

    deWie lange hat die Bank geöffnet? — Kuraimegami

  4. Would you please open the window?

    Ти не міг би відчинити вікно, будь ласка? — deniko

    deWürden Sie bitte das Fenster aufmachen? — Dejo

  5. Would you mind opening the window?

    Ви не могли би відчинити вікно? — deniko

    ruВас не затруднит открыть окно? — marafon

    deWürde es dich stören, das Fenster zu öffnen? — Kuraimegami

Translations

3 languages

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

plural: opens
Singularopen
Pluralopens

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Derivedcold open

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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