ouvrir

Meaning

to open
to begin, to initiate
to open (of a door or a flower)
to open, to begin
to turn on, to switch on, to put on (of a device or an appliance)
to open it or the door, to answer it or the door, to get it
to cut something open, to gash something (of a part of one's body)
to open onto, to lead into (+ sur)
to open onto, to overlook, to look onto (of a door or a window) (+ sur)
to open up to, to be open to, to be exposed to, to get a feel for (+ à)
to open up to, to confide in (+ à)
to make, to create, to open up (e.g., a path)

open

open up

unlock

clear

turn on

unfold

switch on

open wide

uncover

spread out

begin

start

undo

unseal

display

crack open

pop open

spread

opened

lance

untwist

liberalisation

liberalization

throw open

create

establish

do something in advance

be frank

open one’s heart

speak one’s mind

inaugurate

initiate

unbar

unbolt

shut

unstop

isopen

open mouth

disclose

untie

break

force

unclutter

candid

heart-to-heart

lawless

wide-open

pioneer

unfastened

overt

exposed

blatant

blazing

conspicuous

undecided

undetermined

unresolved

loose

bring in

earn

gain

make

pull in

realise

realize

take in

afford

give

capable

subject

take up

assailable

undefendable

undefended

surface

open air

out-of-doors

outdoors

operate

run

work

unbrace

fly open

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/u.vʁiʁ/

Inherited from Middle French ouvrir, from Old French ovrir, obrir, from Vulgar Latin *operīre, alteration of Classical Latin aperīre (“to open”), perhaps under the influence of cooperīre (“to cover”) (whence couvrir). Cognate with Italian aprire; Portuguese and Spanish abrir; Catalan obrir.