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OPEN definition: 1. not closed or fastened: 2. ready to be used or ready to provide a service: 3. not closed in or…. Learn more.
1. : having no enclosing or confining barrier : accessible on all or nearly all sides. cattle grazing on an open range. 2. a (1) : being in a position or adjustment to permit passage : not shut or locked. an open door. (2) : having a barrier (such as a door) so adjusted as to allow passage. the house was open. b. : having the lips parted.
If you open something such as a book, an umbrella, or your hand, or if it opens, the different parts of it move away from each other so that the inside of it can be seen. He opened the heavy Bible. [ VERB noun ]
Something that's open allows you to move or see through it, like an open window or an open gate. The adjective open describes something that's not closed or blocked up, like open curtains that provide a view of the garden outside.
allowing things or people to go through; not closed or blocked. A wasp flew in the open window. She had left the door wide open. The castle gates swung open. The door burst open and the children rushed in. She held the door open for them. In spite of the snow, the roads remained open. The mountain pass is kept open all year. open borders.
OPEN definition: 1. not closed or fastened: 2. A shop or business is open during the time it is available for…. Learn more.
having relatively large or numerous spaces, voids, or intervals: an open architectural screen; open ranks of soldiers. perforated or porous: an open texture. relatively unoccupied by buildings, fences, trees, etc.: open country. not covered or closed; with certain parts apart: open eyes; open mouth.
If you open something such as a book, an umbrella, or your hand, or if it opens, the different parts of it move away from each other so that the inside of it can be seen. He opened the heavy Bible. The flower opens to reveal a bee.
[transitive, intransitive] open (something) if you open your mouth or your mouth opens, you move your lips, for example in order to speak He hardly ever opens his mouth (= speaks) . I opened my mouth to call for help.
open meaning, definition, what is open: not closed, so that things, people, air ...: Learn more.
