opening

Verb

present participle and gerund of open

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Pertaining to the start or beginning of a series of events.
2. (not-comparable) Of the first period of play, usually up to the fall of the first wicket.
3. (not-comparable) Of the batsman who opens the innings or of a bowler who opens the attack.

Noun

1. An act or instance of making or becoming open.
2. A gap permitting passage through.
3. An act or instance of beginning.
4. Something that is a beginning.
5. Something that is a beginning.
6. Something that is a beginning.
7. Something that is a beginning.
8. A vacant position, especially in an array.
9. A vacant position, especially in an array.
10. A vacant position, especially in an array.
11. An opportunity, as in a competitive activity.
12. In mathematical morphology, the dilation of the erosion of a set.

open

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• Verb
• Noun

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈəʊ.pə.nɪŋ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: openynge

Inherited from Old English: openiende

Cognate with Western Frisian: iepenjend

Cognate with Dutch: openend

Cognate with German: öffnend

Cognate with Swedish: öppnande

Cognate with Icelandic: opnandi

Inherited from Middle English: openyng

Inherited from Old English: openung

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: Eepenge

Cognate with Western Frisian: iepening

Cognate with Dutch: opening

Cognate with German: Öffnung

Cognate with Danish: åbning

Cognate with Swedish: öppning

In summary

From Middle English openynge, openande, openand, from Old English openiende, from Proto-West Germanic *opanōndī, from Proto-Germanic *upanōndz, present participle of *upanōną (“to open”), equivalent to open + -ing. Cognate with West Frisian iepenjend, Dutch openend, German öffnend, Swedish öppnande, Icelandic opnandi.

Synonyms

hole

🕳️

aperture

gap

orifice

beginning

mouth

crack

slit

expanding

commencement

start

door

🚪

breach

crevice

gate

slot

entrance

open

break

chance

🎲

outlet

blossoming

inauguration

perforation

outset

opportunity

introduction

initiation

initiative

cavity

interstice

space

prologue

passage

blooming

cleft

window

🪟

occasion

blowing

initial

unfolding

uncovering

unveiling

possibility

premiere

first

1st

expansion

glade

opening night

establishment

Translations

ouverture

Öffnung

apertura

abertura

Eröffnung

abertura

άνοιγμα

trou

🕳️

apertura

opening

obertura

Loch

🕳️

gat

orifice

otwór

Sentences

The opening credits were narrated by Hank Simms .

Tartakower's interpretation and treatment of the opening generally led to a closed , manoeuvring game .