Open adj.verbnounadj.NOTCLOSED1allowingthingsorpeopletogothrough:Awaspflewintheopenwindow.Shehadleftthedoorwideopen.
2(ofsb’seyesmouthetc.)witheyelidsorlipsapart:Shehaddifficultykeepinghereyesopen(="because"shewasverytired).Hewasbreathingthroughhisopenmouth.3spreadout;withtheedgesapart:Theflowersareallopennow.
4notblockedbyanything:Thepassiskeptopenalltheyear.NOTFASTENED5notfastenedorcoveredsothatthingscaneasilycomeoutorbeputin:Thebagburstopenandeverythingfellout.
verbDOOR/WINDOW/LID1[vn]tomoveadoorwindowlidetc.sothatitisnolongerclosed:MrChenopenedthecardoorforhiswife.close2[v]tomoveorbemovedsothatitisnolongerclosed:ThedooropenedandAlanwalkedin.Thedoorsofthebusopenautomatically.closeCONTAINER/PACKAGE3[vn]toremovethelidundothefasteningetc.ofacontaineretc.inordertoseeorgetwhatisinside:ShallIopenanotherbottle?Sheopenedherbagandtookoutherpassport.EYES4[vnv]ifyouopenyoureyesoryoureyesopenyoumoveyoureyelidsupwardssothatyoucanseecloseCOMPUTING5[vnv]tostartacomputerprogramorfilesothatyoucanuseitonthescreenopendoorsforsbtoprovideopportunitiesforsbtodosthandbesuccessfulopenyour/sb’seyes(tosth)torealizeormakesbrealizethetruthaboutsth:Travellingreallyopensyoureyestoothercultures.openyour/sb’smindtosthtobecomeormakesbawareofnewideasorexperiences.
openthewayforsb/sth(todosth)tomakeitpossibleforsbtodosthorforsthtohappen:Theagreementcouldopenthewayforthecountrytopayoffitsdebts.—moreatheartheavenopeninto/ontosthtoleadtoanotherroomareaorplace:Thisdooropensontotheyard.Thetworoomsopenintoeachother.openouttobecomebiggerorwider:Thestreetopenedoutintoasmallsquare.openout(tosb)tobecomelessshyandmorewillingtocommunicateopenup1totalkaboutwhatyoufeelandthink:IthelpstodiscussyourproblemsbutIfindithardtoopenup.2tobeginshooting:Anti-aircraftgunsopenedup.3(oftenusedinorders)toopenadoorcontaineretc.:Openuporwe’llbreakthedoordown!openup1tobecomeormakesthpossibleavailableorabletobereached:Thenewcataloguewillopenupthemarketforourproducts.Therailwayo