open

Meaning

Adj

1. (not-comparable, usually) Physically unobstructed, uncovered, etc.
2. (not-comparable, usually) Physically unobstructed, uncovered, etc.
3. (not-comparable, usually) Physically unobstructed, uncovered, etc.
4. (not-comparable, usually) Physically unobstructed, uncovered, etc.
5. (not-comparable, usually) Physically unobstructed, uncovered, etc.
6. (not-comparable, proscribed, sometimes, usually) Physically unobstructed, uncovered, etc.
7. (not-comparable, usually) Physically unobstructed, uncovered, etc.
8. (not-comparable, usually) Physically unobstructed, uncovered, etc.
9. (not-comparable, regional, usually) Physically unobstructed, uncovered, etc.
10. (not-comparable) Able to be used or interacted with in some way.
11. (not-comparable) Able to be used or interacted with in some way.
12. (not-comparable) Able to be used or interacted with in some way.
13. (comparable) Able to be used or interacted with in some way.
14. (comparable) Able to be used or interacted with in some way.
15. (not-comparable, usually) Able to be used or interacted with in some way.
16. Able to be used or interacted with in some way.
17. Not hidden or restricted.
18. Not hidden or restricted.
19. (not-comparable) Not hidden or restricted.
20. Not hidden or restricted.
21. (not-comparable) Not hidden or restricted.
22. Not hidden or restricted.
23. Not hidden or restricted.
24. Not hidden or restricted.
25. Not completed or finalised.
26. (sometimes) Not completed or finalised.
27. Not completed or finalised.
28. Not completed or finalised.
29. Not completed or finalised.
30. Not completed or finalised.
31. Having a free variable.
32. Which is part of a predefined collection of subsets of X, that defines a topological space on X.
33. Of a note, played without pressing the string against the fingerboard.
34. Of a note, played without closing any finger-hole, key or valve.
35. (sometimes) Uttered with a relatively wide opening of the articulating organs; said of vowels.
36. Uttered, as a consonant, with the oral passage simply narrowed without closure.
37. Source code of a computer program that is not within the text of a macro being generated.
38. Having component words separated by spaces, as opposed to being joined together or hyphenated; for example, time slot as opposed to timeslot or time-slot.
39. (especially) Of a club, bat or other hitting implement, angled upwards and/or (for a right-hander) clockwise of straight.

Verb

1. (intransitive, transitive) To make or become physically unobstructed, uncovered, etc.
2. (intransitive, transitive) To make or become physically unobstructed, uncovered, etc.
3. (intransitive, transitive) To make or become physically unobstructed, uncovered, etc.
4. (intransitive, transitive) To make or become physically unobstructed, uncovered, etc.
5. (transitive) To make or become physically unobstructed, uncovered, etc.
6. (intransitive, transitive) To make or become physically unobstructed, uncovered, etc.
7. (intransitive, transitive) To make or become physically unobstructed, uncovered, etc.
8. (especially, intransitive, transitive) To make or become physically unobstructed, uncovered, etc.
9. (intransitive, transitive) To cause or allow a gap to form or widen.
10. (intransitive, transitive) To cause or allow a gap to form or widen.
11. (intransitive, transitive) To make or become available for use or interaction.
12. (intransitive, transitive) To make or become available for use or interaction.
13. (intransitive, transitive) To make or become available for use or interaction.
14. (intransitive, transitive) To make or become available for use or interaction.
15. (Manglish, Quebec) To make or become available for use or interaction.
16. (intransitive, transitive) To start or begin.
17. (intransitive) To start or begin.
18. (intransitive) To start or begin.
19. (transitive) To start or begin.
20. (transitive) To start or begin.
21. (intransitive, transitive) To start or begin.
22. (intransitive) To start or begin.
23. (intransitive) To start or begin.
24. (transitive) To make an open relationship or marriage, i.e., with possible additional relationships.
25. (obsolete) To disclose; to reveal; to interpret; to explain.

Noun

1. Open or unobstructed space; an exposed location.
2. Public knowledge or scrutiny; full view.
3. A defect in an electrical circuit preventing current from flowing.
4. A sports event in which anybody can compete, especially or originally irrespective of amateur or professional status.
5. The act of something being opened, such as an e-mail message.

Synonyms

uncover

open up

unfold

spacious

frank

wide

unlock

🔓

begin

clear

public

spread out

expand

undo

spread

opened

start

candid

unfasten

broad

gaping

unroll

unseal

bloom

ajar

uncork

wide open

exposed

untie

free

🆓

unwrap

loosen

remove

honest

inaugurate

bare

overt

unbolt

manifest

empty

reveal

opening

turn on

blossom

🌼

found

extensive

expose

unfastened

unlatch

direct

uncovered

Translations

ouvrir

ouvert

abierto

aprire

offen

abrir

abrir

aperto

aberto

öffnen

obert

openen

open

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈəʊp(ə)n/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: open

Inherited from Old English: open

Cognate with Scots: apen

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: eepen

Cognate with Western Frisian: iepen

Cognate with Dutch: open

Cognate with Low German: open

Cognate with German: offen

Cognate with Danish: åben

Cognate with Swedish: öppen

Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål: åpen

Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk: open

Cognate with Icelandic: opinn

Cognate with Latin: supinus

Cognate with Albanian: hap

Inherited from Middle English: openen

Inherited from Old English: openian

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: eepenje

Cognate with Western Frisian: iepenje

Cognate with Dutch: openen

Cognate with German: öffnen

Cognate with Danish: åbne

Cognate with Swedish: öppna

Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål: åpne

Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk: -

Cognate with Icelandic: opna

Cognate with English: up

In summary

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”).
Cognates
* Scots apen (“open”)
* Saterland Frisian eepen (“open”)
* West Frisian iepen (“open”)
* Dutch open (“open”)
* Low German open, apen (“open”)
* German offen (“open”)
* Danish åben (“open”)
* Swedish öppen (“open”)
* Norwegian Bokmål åpen (“open”)
* Norwegian Nynorsk open (“open”)
* Icelandic opinn (“open”)
Compare also Latin supinus (“on one's back, supine”), Albanian hap (“to open”). Related to up.
Verb from Middle English openen, from Old English openian (“to open”), from Proto-West Germanic *opanōn, from Proto-Germanic *upanōną (“to raise; lift; open”), from Proto-Germanic *upanaz (“open”, adjective). Cognate with Saterland Frisian eepenje (“to open”), West Frisian iepenje (“to open”), Dutch openen (“to open”), German öffnen (“to open”), Danish åbne (“to open”), Swedish öppna (“to open”), Norwegian Bokmål åpne (“to open”), Norwegian Nynorsk and Icelandic opna (“to open”). Related to English up.
Noun from Middle English open (“an aperture or opening”), from the verb. In the sports sense, however, a shortening of “open competition”.

Sentences

The Town Hall is open to the public and may be visited .

He waited patiently for the merchant to awaken and open the shop .

Vendors work hard to turn open standards into franchise standards .

It can also occur in more open wet thickets and meadows .

The large antenna had failed to open fully after receiving commands from inside Mir .

The diver forced open the oyster , revealing a shimmering pearl .