open

CEFRA1

/ˈəʊ.pən/

adjective · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Not closed or blocked.

  2. 02

    verb

    To move or make something into a position that is not closed.

Examples

  • A wasp flew in the open window.

  • Open the cupboard to the left, the bottles are in there.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈoʊ.pən/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Physically unobstructed, uncovered, etc.

  2. Able to have something pass through or along it.

  3. Not covered, sealed, etc.; having an opening or aperture showing what is inside.

More examples

In context

  • Don't open before the train stops.

  • The ice has cleared and the channel is open again.

  • Come in – the door's open.

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Origin

adjective

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”) * Cimbrian offe (“open”) * Dutch open (“open”) * German offen (“open”) * Vilamovian ufa, uffa (“open”) * Yiddish אָפֿן (ofn, “open”) * Danish åben (“open”) * Icelandic opinn (“open”) * Norwegian Bokmål åpen (“open”) * Norwegian Nynorsk open (“open”) * Swedish öppen (“open”) Compare also Latin supinus (“on one's back, supine”), Albanian hap (“to open”). Related to up. Verb from Middle English openen, from Ol...