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 Old English openian (“to open”), from Proto-West Germanic *opanōn, from Proto-Germanic *upanōną (“to raise; lift; open”), from Proto-Germanic *upanaz (“open”, adjective). Cognate with Saterland Frisian eepenje (“to open”), West Frisian iepenje (“to open”), Dutch openen (“to open”), German öffnen (“to open”), Danish åbne (“to open”), Swedish öppna (“to open”), Norwegian Bokmål åpne (“to open”), Norwegian Nynorsk and Icelandic opna (“to open”). Related to English up.
Noun from Middle English open (“an aperture or opening”), from the verb. In the sports sense, however, a shortening of “open competition”.
Meanings
(not-comparable, usually) Physically unobstructed, uncovered, etc. ▸ Able to have something pass through or along it.
she had heard stories about him, flutters of talk through open doors. 2025, Megan Hunter, Days of Light, Grove Atlantic:
Come in – the door's open.
The ice has cleared and the channel is open again.
(not-comparable, usually) Physically unobstructed, uncovered, etc. ▸ Not covered, sealed, etc.; having an opening or aperture showing what is inside.
Along the street ran an open sewer.
The jewellery box was lying open.
Don't just stand there with your mouth open!
(not-comparable, usually) Physically unobstructed, uncovered, etc. ▸ Not physically drawn together, folded or contracted.
When the top sheet, blanket, and bedspread of a closed bed are turned back, or fanfolded, the closed bed becomes an open bed, or a bed ready to receive a patient or resident. 2005, Pamela J. Carter, Susan Lewsen, Lippincott's Textbook for Nursing Assistants, page 277:
Each, with open arms, embraced her chosen knight. 1700, [John] Dryden, “The Flower and the Leaf: Or, The Lady in the Arbour. A Vision.”, in Fables Ancient and Modern; […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:
She greeted them with open arms.
an open hand; an open flower; an open (loosely woven) fabric
The book was open at page 23.
(not-comparable, usually) Physically unobstructed, uncovered, etc. ▸ Of a space, free of objects and obstructions.
The open road, the dusty highway[…] 1908 October, Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows, New York, N.Y.: Charles Scribner’s Sons, →OCLC:
Most of the site was occupied by huts, but there was an open area in the centre.
Soon we left the forest behind and we were out in open country.
It was a large, open room.
(not-comparable, usually) Physically unobstructed, uncovered, etc. ▸ Resulting from an incision, puncture or any other process by which the skin no longer protects an internal part of the body.
an open fracture
(not-comparable, proscribed, sometimes, usually) Physically unobstructed, uncovered, etc. ▸ Unlocked or unlatched but not physically open.
(not-comparable, of valve or damper, qualifier:gas and liquid flow, usually) Physically unobstructed, uncovered, etc. ▸ In a position allowing fluid to flow.
(not-comparable, usually) Physically unobstructed, uncovered, etc. ▸ Of a sandwich, etc.: composed of a single slice of bread with a topping.
Sunday morning in Wellow and we feast on open bagels with grilled ham, tomato and Swiss cheese, requested and highly praised. 2015, Michael Robotham, chapter 17, in Close Your Eyes, London: Sphere, →ISBN, page 133:
Starry food is fun to make. You can buy bright yellow American mustard (which isn’t too strong!) in squeezy bottles and pipe stars on to hot dogs and open burgers or sandwiches. 2001, Jennie Walters, Caz’s Birthday Blues (Party Girls), London: Hodder Children’s Books, →ISBN:
When the burgers are ready, place them on the toasted rolls with the romaine lettuce leaves and top with the salsa. Serve as open burgers. 2012, Jo McAuley, “[Meat and Poultry] Turkey Burgers with Spicy Salsa”, in Hamlyn QuickCook: Low Fat, London: Hamlyn, →ISBN, page 152:
open sandwich
(not-comparable, regional, usually) Physically unobstructed, uncovered, etc. ▸ Not of a quality to prevent communication, as by closing waterways, blocking roads, etc.; hence, not frosty or inclement; mild; used of the weather or the climate.
He desires me to tell you that the present open weather induces him to accept Mr Vernon's invitation to prolong his stay in Sussex that they may have some hunting together. c. 1794, Jane Austen, Lady Susan:
an open winter
(not-comparable) Able to be used or interacted with in some way. ▸ Available for use or operation.
Phone lines open at 10 pm.
This is the only option open to us.
Your bank account is now open.
(not-comparable) Able to be used or interacted with in some way. ▸ Actively conducting or prepared to conduct business.
Banks are not open on bank holidays.
(not-comparable) Able to be used or interacted with in some way. ▸ Allowing entrance to visitors or the public.
I hereby declare this fete open.
The school has an open day on Saturday.
(comparable) Able to be used or interacted with in some way. ▸ Receptive.
I am open to new ideas.
A U.K. survey found attitudes toward public transit had been set back by two decades, with only 43% of drivers open to using their car less, even if public transport improves. 2021 April 2, Ciara Nugent, “Can Public Transit Survive the Pandemic? London's New Transport Commissioner Wants You to Believe It Can”, in Time, archived from the original on 03 Apr 2021:
Wherefore if Demetrius […] have a matter against any man, the law is open and there are deputies. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Acts 19:38:
(comparable, with ‘to’) Able to be used or interacted with in some way. ▸ Susceptible or vulnerable (to the stated means).
open to question; open to attack; open to criticism
The service that I truly did his life, / Hath left me open to all injuries. c. 1596–1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Fourth, […]. Epilogue.”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene ii]:
(not-comparable, of a file, qualifier:document, usually) Able to be used or interacted with in some way. ▸ In current use; connected to as a resource.
I couldn't save my changes because another user had the same file open.
(of a program or application, qualifier:especially one with a screen-based interface) Able to be used or interacted with in some way. ▸ Running.
You're getting short of memory because you have too many apps open.
Not hidden or restricted.
The U.S. recognizes Canadian sovereignty over the islands bordering the passage but insists that the passage itself is an international waterway open to ships of all nations. 1990 August, John Bockstoce, “Changing Images of the Northwest Passage”, in National Geographic, volume 178, number 2, page 22:
Not hidden or restricted. ▸ Not concealed; overt.
That I may find him, and with secret gaze / Or open admiration him behold. 1667, John Milton, “Book III”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC:
His thefts were too open. c. 1597 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merry Wiues of Windsor”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene iii]:
It is a blatant example of open criminality.
Not hidden or restricted. ▸ Of a person, not concealing their feelings, opinions, etc.; candid, ingenuous.
The French are always open, familiar, and talkative. 1705, J[oseph] Addison, Remarks on Several Parts of Italy, &c. in the Years 1701, 1702, 1703, London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:
1731-1735, Alexander Pope, Moral Essays
with aspect open, shall erect his head
Due to severe and pervasive discrimination, people dared not be open about their homosexuality, and because no one would be open, social prejudice and discrimination became even stronger. 2001, Xiaopei He, “Chinese Queer (Tongzhi) Women Organizing in the 1990s”, in Ping-Chun Hsiung, Maria Jaschok, Cecilia Milwertz, Red Chan, editors, Chinese Women Organizing: Cadres, Feminists, Muslims, Queers, Berg, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 41:
Nowadays people are more open about their sexuality.
The Moor is of a free and open nature. c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Othello, the Moore of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene iii]:
(not-comparable) Not hidden or restricted. ▸ Public.
He published an open letter to the governor on a full page of The New York Times.
(of correspondence) Not hidden or restricted. ▸ Written or sent with the intention that it may made public or referred to at any trial, rather than by way of confidential private negotiation for a settlement.
You will observe that this is an open letter and we reserve the right to mention it to the judge should the matter come to trial.
(not-comparable) Not hidden or restricted. ▸ With open access, of open science, or both.
We hope that all aspects of the project will be open rather than paywalled.
Not hidden or restricted. ▸ Made public, usable with a free licence and without proprietary components.
Since the launch early last year of […] two Silicon Valley start-ups offering free education through MOOCs, massive open online courses, the ivory towers of academia have been shaken to their foundations. University brands built in some cases over centuries have been forced to contemplate the possibility that information technology will rapidly make their existing business model obsolete. 2013 July 20, “The attack of the MOOCs”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8845:
Not hidden or restricted. ▸ Of a tournament or competition, allowing anyone to enter, especially or originally irrespective of professional or amateur status.
Not hidden or restricted. ▸ Characterised by free-flowing play.
Compared to their last match, which was a dour and defensive affair, this was a very open game.
Not completed or finalised. ▸ Not settled; not decided or determined; not withdrawn from consideration.
an open question
to keep an offer or opportunity open
(sometimes) Not completed or finalised. ▸ Not fulfilled or resolved; incomplete.
I've got open orders for as many containers of red durum as you can get me.
Not completed or finalised. ▸ Not having one end joined to the other; not forming a closed loop.
an open curve, an open circuit
(of a switch or circuit breaker) Not completed or finalised. ▸ In a position such that a circuit is not completed, preventing electricity from flowing.
(of a walk) Not completed or finalised. ▸ Having different first and last vertices.
(of a syllable) Not completed or finalised. ▸ Ending in a vowel; not having a coda.
(of a formula) Having a free variable.
(of a set) Which is part of a predefined collection of subsets of X, that defines a topological space on X.
(qualifier:stringed instruments) Of a note, played without pressing the string against the fingerboard.
Of a note, played without closing any finger-hole, key or valve.
Uttered with a relatively wide opening of the articulating organs; said of vowels.
"Supposing somebody sees you, with all those flowers too? Supposing somebody writes him a letter? Ooooh!" (a pure round open Tamil O.) 1959, Anthony Burgess, Beds in the East (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 421:
Uttered, as a consonant, with the oral passage simply narrowed without closure.
(used before “code”) Source code of a computer program that is not within the text of a macro being generated.
(of a multi-word compound) Having component words separated by spaces, as opposed to being joined together or hyphenated; for example, time slot as opposed to timeslot or time-slot.
(especially) Of a club, bat or other hitting implement, angled upwards and/or (for a right-hander) clockwise of straight.
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Antonyms
without prejudice (antonym(s) of “law”) · shut (antonym(s) of “accessible”) · checked (antonym(s) of “ending in a vowel”) · proprietary (antonym(s) of “with a free license and no proprietary components”) · closed (antonym(s) of “ending in a vowel”) · closed-source (antonym(s) of “with a free license and no proprietary components”) · closed (antonym(s) of “accessible”)
kum ачылгъан (not closed) · lv atvērts (receptive) · fo opin (not closed) · eo publika (public) · fi avoin (computing: in current use) · de treuherzig (candid) · sl odprt (receptive) · ota بسیط (extended, exposed <-- possibly applies to sense now worded as "Not physically drawn together, folded or contracted". -->) · gl aberto (not closed) · cy agored (prepared to conduct business) · he פָּתוּחַ (math: having a free variable) · id buka (not closed) · de offen (music: without any fingers pressing the string against the fingerboard) · lv atdarīts (not closed) · zza akerde (diq) (prepared to conduct business) · fi avoin (business: not fulfilled) · sq hapur (not closed) · ta திறந்திருக்கும் (prepared to conduct business) · lv atvērts (prepared to conduct business) · de unbedarft (candid) · de offä (not closed) · bg искрен (candid) · sv öppen (public) · pdt open (nds) (not closed) · apw gháʼátʼé (not closed) · pt aberto (public) · nrf ouvèrt (public) · de geöffnet (computing: in current use) · ga oscailteach (candid) · hy բաց (prepared to conduct business) · fr ouvert (public) · mrw okab (not closed) · ru откры́тый (not closed) · bg отворен (computing: in current use) · ar محلول (not closed) · eu zabal (prepared to conduct business) · et avatud (prepared to conduct business) · eo akceptema (receptive) · eu ireki (not closed) · be адкры́ты (not closed) · lb oppen (not closed) · he פָּתוּחַ (not closed) · hu nyitott (not closed) · mn нээлттэй (prepared to conduct business) · nl open (not closed) · fi avoin (candid) · pl otwarty (prepared to conduct business) · tr açık (prepared to conduct business) · hi खुला (not closed) · sk otvorený (not closed) · bg неограниче́н (public) · bg откри́т (not closed) · es abierto (prepared to conduct business) · gd fosgailte (not closed) · dlm apiart (not closed) · it aperto (receptive) · cy agored (math: having a free variable) · fa باز (not closed) · izh aukinain (not closed) · kmr vebûyî (not closed) · bg отво́рен (prepared to conduct business) · ko 연 (not closed) · de auf (not closed) · el ανοιχτός (receptive) · fi avoin (receptive) · eo malfermita (prepared to conduct business) · lt atidaryta (not closed) · sdc ibarràdu (not closed) · fi avonainen (not closed) · eo aperta (not closed) · pt aberto (receptive) · mi poare (not closed) · hy բաց (public) · km ដែលបើក (not closed) · bg отво́рен (receptive) · nl open (prepared to conduct business) · uk відкри́тий (not closed) · ta ஏற்றுக்கொள் (receptive) · he פָּתוּחַ (math: which is part of a predefined collection of subsets) · it aperto (prepared to conduct business) · bg податли́в (receptive) · ab аарты (not closed) · uk відве́ртий (not closed) · eo malferma (not closed) · et avalik (public) · cy agored (receptive) · kmr vekirî (not closed) · mfe ouver (not closed) · bg разтво́рен (not closed) · ur کھلا (not closed) · ur باز (not closed) · ast abiertu (not closed) · mi māhorahora (public) · de aufrichtig (candid) · ru откры́тый (music: without any fingers pressing the string against the fingerboard) · rm avert (not closed) · de offen (math: which is part of a predefined collection of subsets) · th เปิด (public) · ba асыҡ (public) · de offe (not closed) · tyv ажык (not closed) · ta திறந்த (prepared to conduct business) · ta வெளிப்படை (candid) · fi avoin (math: having a free variable) · cs veřejný (public) · nb åpen (public) · cy agored (candid) · fr ouvert (not closed) · ta திறந்த (extended, exposed <-- possibly applies to sense now worded as "Not physically drawn together, folded or contracted". -->) · fa باز (prepared to conduct business) · eo aperta (prepared to conduct business) · ka საჯარო (public) · ca obert (math: which is part of a predefined collection of subsets) · th เปิด (not closed) · fr ouvert (receptive) · hy բաց (not closed) · nrf ouvèrt (prepared to conduct business) · fi avoin (public) · de offen (prepared to conduct business) · bn খোলা (not closed) · zza akerde (diq) (not closed) · da åben (receptive) · nl open (public) · eu zabal (not closed) · mi mārakerake (extended, exposed <-- possibly applies to sense now worded as "Not physically drawn together, folded or contracted". -->) · wa drovou (not closed) · fy iepen (not closed) · ce dillana (not closed) · cy agored (extended, exposed <-- possibly applies to sense now worded as "Not physically drawn together, folded or contracted". -->) · ro deschis (not closed) · tl bukas (not closed) · sv öppen (not closed) · ar مفتوح (not closed) · fur aviert (not closed) · mn ил (public) · ar مَفْتُوح (not closed) · sro tzaccàu (not closed) · th สาธารณะ (public) · uz ochiq (not closed) · lv atvērts (not closed) · pl otwarty (not closed) · bg я́вен (public) · br digor (not closed) · mt miftuħa (not closed) · ba асыҡ (not closed) · kum ачыкъ (not closed) · mi manahua (not closed) · de offen (not closed) · izh avonain (not closed) · ta ஏற்க (receptive) · bg общодостъ́пен (public) · es abierto (math: which is part of a predefined collection of subsets) · ba асыҡ (prepared to conduct business) · gl aberto (receptive) · fi avoin (music: without any fingers pressing the string against the fingerboard) · la apertus (not closed) · km ដែលចំហរ (not closed) · yi אָפֿן (not closed) · ur واز (not closed) · it aperto (public) · war abre (not closed) · cy agored (not closed) · fur viert (not closed) · syl ꠈꠥꠟꠣ (not closed) · mr उघडे (not closed) · ba асыҡ (receptive) · ota آچق (not closed) · et lahtine (not closed) · vi mở (not closed) · it aperto (not closed) · ne खुल्ला (not closed) · ota آپلمش (not closed) · ca obert (not closed) · cy agored (public) · sc abbertu (not closed) · lmo avert (not closed) · ru откры́тый (public) · de offen (receptive) · sv öppen (prepared to conduct business) · ga ar oscailt (not closed) · mi matatewha (not closed) · bn খোলা (prepared to conduct business) · wa drovou (receptive) · cs otevřený (not closed) · ar مفتوح (not closed) · bg непредубеде́н (receptive) · pl otwarty (receptive) · nl open (receptive) · xag 𐔰𐕀𐔰𐔺 (not closed) · vec verto (not closed) · fro overt (not closed) · ar مفتوح (not closed) · de öffentlich (public) · uk відчи́нений (prepared to conduct business) · he פָּתוּחַ (prepared to conduct business) · hy բաց (receptive) · cy agored (computing: in current use) · es abierto (not closed) · ur وا (not closed) · liv vāldiņ (not closed) · as খোলা (prepared to conduct business) · nb åpen (not closed) · cy ar agor (computing: in current use) · kw ygor (not closed) · uk відчи́нений (not closed) · cs otevřený (prepared to conduct business) · udi хъай (not closed) · wa å lådje (not closed) · kk ашу (not closed) · es abierto (receptive) · mn нээлттэй (not closed) · mi tu(w)hera (not closed) · ms dibuka (not closed) · fi avoin (not closed) · bg открит (extended, exposed <-- possibly applies to sense now worded as "Not physically drawn together, folded or contracted". -->) · mi maraha (extended, exposed <-- possibly applies to sense now worded as "Not physically drawn together, folded or contracted". -->) · te తెరిచిన (not closed) · nb åpen (prepared to conduct business) · sl javen (public) · pl otwarty (math: which is part of a predefined collection of subsets) · fr ouvert (prepared to conduct business) · eu ireki (prepared to conduct business) · fy iepen (prepared to conduct business) · th เปิด (prepared to conduct business) · fi auki (prepared to conduct business) · mr उघडे (prepared to conduct business) · ca obert (prepared to conduct business) · el ανοιχτός (not closed) · de offen (computing: in current use) · wa å lådje (receptive) · ja 開いた (not closed) · pt aberto (not closed) · sv öppen (receptive) · ta திறந்த (computing: in current use) · ckb کراوەتەوە (not closed) · ta திறந்த (not closed) · mi pōaha (candid) · es abierto (computing: in current use) · lv attaisīts (not closed) · bg скло́нен (receptive) · bg обще́ствен (public) · wa douviet (receptive) · rap hahata (not closed) · ga oscailte (not closed) · eo malfermita (not closed) · wa drouviet (not closed) · nrf ouvèrt (not closed) · ru откры́тый (receptive) · cy agored (math: which is part of a predefined collection of subsets) · fi avoinna (prepared to conduct business) · sl odprt (prepared to conduct business) · de offä (prepared to conduct business) · gl aberto (prepared to conduct business) · sl odprt (not closed) · af oop (not closed) · hu nyitva (prepared to conduct business) · mi areare (receptive) · nb åpen (receptive) · he פָּתוּחַ (public) · la apertus (receptive) · hu nyílt (not closed) · ta திறந்த (business: not fulfilled) · tsg ukab (not closed) · ca obert (public) · gd fosgailte (prepared to conduct business) · nn open (not closed) · mi puakaha (receptive) · ja 開けた (not closed) · ca lliure (public) · av рагьун буго (not closed) · nds open (not closed) · ca obert (receptive) · mr उघडे (computing: in current use) · la patens (extended, exposed <-- possibly applies to sense now worded as "Not physically drawn together, folded or contracted". -->) · la apertus (public) · ar مَفْتُوح (computing: in current use) · fy iepen (public) · mt miftuħ (not closed) · as খোলা (not closed) · da åben (public) · az açıq (not closed) · ja 営業中 (prepared to conduct business) · et aval (receptive) · fi auki (not closed) · sdc abértu (not closed) · da åben (prepared to conduct business) · mi matatea (extended, exposed <-- possibly applies to sense now worded as "Not physically drawn together, folded or contracted". -->) · th อ้า (not closed) · mww qhib (not closed) · de geöffnet (prepared to conduct business) · sdn abbaltu (not closed) · ota مفتوح (not closed) · cs otevřen (receptive) · syl ꠈꠥꠟꠣ (prepared to conduct business) · bg отво́рен (not closed) · mi tāmoremore (not closed) · ru откры́тый (prepared to conduct business) · nds apen (not closed) · ml തുറന്ന (not closed) · bg свобо́ден (public) · grc ἀνοικτός (not closed) · is opinn (not closed) · xdq ач (not closed) · pt aberto (prepared to conduct business) · bg пу́бличен (public) · bg откри́т (receptive) · mk отворен (not closed) · cy ar agor (not closed) · la apertus (prepared to conduct business) · eu ireki (receptive) · bg откри́т (public) · oc dobèrt (not closed) · os гом (not closed) · rm aviert (not closed) · ka ღია (not closed) · kk ашық (public) · mi tūmatanui (public) · da åben (not closed) · lmo vèrt (not closed) · tr açık (not closed) · nrf ouvèrt (receptive) · zh 開着 /开 (not closed) · el ανοιχτός (prepared to conduct business) · mn нээлттэй (receptive) · it dischiuso (not closed) · mi ango (not closed) · pl otwarty (public) · he פָּתוּחַ (receptive)
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 Old English openian (“to open”), from Proto-West Germanic *opanōn, from Proto-Germanic *upanōną (“to raise; lift; open”), from Proto-Germanic *upanaz (“open”, adjective). Cognate with Saterland Frisian eepenje (“to open”), West Frisian iepenje (“to open”), Dutch openen (“to open”), German öffnen (“to open”), Danish åbne (“to open”), Swedish öppna (“to open”), Norwegian Bokmål åpne (“to open”), Norwegian Nynorsk and Icelandic opna (“to open”). Related to English up.
Noun from Middle English open (“an aperture or opening”), from the verb. In the sports sense, however, a shortening of “open competition”.
Meanings
(in the definite) Open or unobstructed space; an exposed location.
Wary of hunters, the fleeing deer kept well out of the open, dodging instead from thicket to thicket.
I can't believe you left the lawnmower out in the open when you knew it was going to rain this afternoon!
(in the definite) Public knowledge or scrutiny; full view.
We have got to bring this company's corrupt business practices into the open.
A defect in an electrical circuit preventing current from flowing.
The electrician found the open in the circuit after a few minutes of testing.
A sports event in which anybody can compete, especially or originally irrespective of amateur or professional status.
the Australian Open
The act of something being opened, such as an e-mail message.
The total number of opens from original, or unique, subscribers. 2016, Ian Dodson, The Art of Digital Marketing, page 144:
mi āputa (open space) · fi julkisuus (public knowledge; (to bring into) the open) · lv atklāta telpa (open space) · fr plein air (open space) · eu ireki (sports event) · zza abyaye (sports event) · sw fungua (broken wire) · mi tarawaha (open space) · ca open (sports event) · zza aberde (sports event) · fr omnium sportif (sports event) · fr (mettre qch au) grand jour (public knowledge; (to bring into) the open) · et katkestus (broken wire) · fi aukea (open space) · fi katkos (broken wire) · mi kauwhanga (open space) · eu open (sports event) · ta பொது (sports event) · pt aberto (sports event) · sw fungua (sports event) · fi avoimet (sports event) · fr faux contact (broken wire) · ta வெளி (open space) · mi kauhanga (open space) · ta வெளி (public knowledge; (to bring into) the open) · es open (sports event) · fa اوپن (sports event) · mi ahoaho (open space) · lv atklātais čempionāts (sports event)
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 Old English openian (“to open”), from Proto-West Germanic *opanōn, from Proto-Germanic *upanōną (“to raise; lift; open”), from Proto-Germanic *upanaz (“open”, adjective). Cognate with Saterland Frisian eepenje (“to open”), West Frisian iepenje (“to open”), Dutch openen (“to open”), German öffnen (“to open”), Danish åbne (“to open”), Swedish öppna (“to open”), Norwegian Bokmål åpne (“to open”), Norwegian Nynorsk and Icelandic opna (“to open”). Related to English up.
Noun from Middle English open (“an aperture or opening”), from the verb. In the sports sense, however, a shortening of “open competition”.
Meanings
(intransitive, transitive) To make or become physically unobstructed, uncovered, etc. ▸ To make or become accessible or clear for passage by moving from a shut position.
The door opened all by itself.
‘No. I only opened the door a foot and put my head in. The street lamps shine into that room. I could see him. He was all right. Sleeping like a great grampus. Poor, poor chap.’ 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 20, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:
I made a speaking trumpet of my hands and commenced to whoop “Ahoy!” and “Hello!” at the top of my lungs. […] The Colonel woke up, and, after asking what in brimstone was the matter, opened his mouth and roared “Hi!” and “Hello!” like the bull of Bashan. 1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter VII, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC:
Turn the doorknob to open the door.
(intransitive, transitive) To make or become physically unobstructed, uncovered, etc. ▸ To make or become clear by removal of objects and obstructions, so as to allow passage, access, or visibility.
After we left the forest, the country opened into a wide, flat plain.
The icebreaker opened the channel.
The ice melted away and the channel opened.
I stumbled along through the young pines and huckleberry bushes. Pretty soon I struck into a sort of path that, I cal'lated, might lead to the road I was hunting for. It twisted and turned, and, the first thing I knew, made a sudden bend around a bunch of bayberry scrub and opened out into a big clear space like a lawn. 1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter I, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC:
He opened a path through the undergrowth.
(intransitive, transitive) To make or become physically unobstructed, uncovered, etc. ▸ To unseal or uncover, or become unsealed or uncovered.
You can open your eyes now!
Her eyes opened wide.
He had kept on recording everything then, when he had been sure he was going to die, and he went on recording everything now, when he was suddenly consumed with hate for the boy in his arms and overwhelmed by a desire to put something—his motorcycle key would do nicely — into the interfering little prayboy’s throat and open him like a can of beer. 1996, Stephen King, Desperation:
(intransitive, transitive) To make or become physically unobstructed, uncovered, etc. ▸ To spread; to expand into a wider or looser position.
to open a map, book, scroll, padlock
Her arms opened in welcome.
The flower opened in the sunlight.
to open matted cotton by separating the fibres
to open a closed fist
(qualifier:nursing, transitive) To make or become physically unobstructed, uncovered, etc. ▸ To make (a bed) ready for a patient by folding back the bedcovers.
Follow agency policy, or open the bed by folding the top linens back. 2013, Susan C. deWit, Patricia A. Williams, Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing, page 318:
(intransitive, transitive) To make or become physically unobstructed, uncovered, etc. ▸ To reveal one's hand.
Jeff opens his hand revealing a straight flush.
(intransitive, of valve or damper, qualifier:gas and liquid flow, transitive) To make or become physically unobstructed, uncovered, etc. ▸ To move to a position allowing fluid to flow.
(especially, intransitive, transitive) To make or become physically unobstructed, uncovered, etc. ▸ To angle (a club, bat or other hitting implement) upwards and/or (for a right-hander) clockwise of straight.
(intransitive, transitive) To cause or allow a gap to form or widen.
A link opened under the strain, and the chain came apart.
Mudchester Rovers opened a sizeable lead on their rivals.
(intransitive, of a switch, qualifier:fuse or circuit breaker, transitive) To cause or allow a gap to form or widen. ▸ To move to a position preventing electricity from flowing.
(intransitive, transitive) To make or become available for use or interaction. ▸ To make or become operative or available.
Phone lines will open in ten minutes.
We're opening the phone lines in ten minutes.
He opened a secret bank account in Switzerland.
(intransitive, transitive) To make or become available for use or interaction. ▸ To make or become accessible to customers, clients or visitors.
The fete opened an hour late because of bad weather.
The summer fete was opened by the mayor.
The shop opens at 9:00.
Suiping was opened as a main station in 1912 when Rev. H. M. Nesse arrived to take charge of the mission work. 1934, White Unto Harvest in China: A Survey of the Lutheran United Mission, the China Mission of the N.L.C.A., 1890-1934, →OCLC, page 76:
I will open the shop an hour early tomorrow.
(intransitive, transitive) To make or become available for use or interaction. ▸ To make or become receptive or susceptible (to something).
This policy will open the government to criticism.
As he grew older, he opened to new ways of doing things.
Reading this book will open you to new ideas.
(intransitive, transitive) To make or become available for use or interaction. ▸ To connect to a resource (a file, document, etc.) for viewing or editing.
I can't open the file because someone else is editing it.
(Manglish, Quebec) To make or become available for use or interaction. ▸ To turn on; to switch on.
Please open the lights, the (electric) fan, the TV.
(intransitive, transitive) To start or begin. ▸ To start (an event or activity) as the first performer or actor.
The show was opened by a terrible Elvis impersonator.
Our band opened, and they came on second.
Vermont will open elk hunting season next week.
(intransitive, with ‘for’) To start or begin. ▸ To precede another as a performer at a concert or show.
Our band opened for Nirvana.
(intransitive) To start or begin. ▸ Of an event, activity etc., to start or get underway.
The meeting opened with a statement from the chairman.
(transitive) To start or begin. ▸ To bring up, broach.
I don't want to open that subject.
(transitive) To start or begin. ▸ To enter upon, begin.
to open trade, or correspondence
to open a discussion
to open fire upon an enemy
to open a case in court, or a meeting
(intransitive, transitive) To start or begin. ▸ To start running (a program or application, especially one with a screen-based interface).
Click this icon to open Microsoft Word.
(intransitive) To start or begin. ▸ To begin a side's innings as one of the first two batsmen.
(intransitive) To start or begin. ▸ To bet before any other player has in a particular betting round in a game of poker.
After the first two players fold, Julie opens for $5.
(transitive) To make an open relationship or marriage, i.e., with possible additional relationships.
He assured me, unequivocally, that he was, and that he rather enjoyed the side benefits of my trysts: I was happier and living more honestly, as well as off his back about many of the issues that had been troublesome for me before we opened our relationship. 2009, Jenny Block, “You Can’t Run Out of Love”, in Open: Love, Sex, and Life in an Open Marriage, 2nd edition, Berkeley, Calif.: Seal Press, →ISBN, page 172:
Social situations involved in opening relationships are uncertain, rather than risky, environments. Although some people might say, “Absolutely not,” it may be difficult to predict the likelihood people will respond favorably to the prospect, in part because a wide range of unknown or unknowable factors may drive their willingness. 2023, James K. Beggan, “How Do We Make Decisions?”, in The Decisions to Open a Relationship: To Three or Not to Three, Lanham, Md.: Lexington Books, →ISBN, page 90:
I wouldn’t do it unless there is a reason for it, I wouldn’t open a marriage just for fun. I think it’s too dangerous. I know I’m a monogamous type of person—I like just one person at a time; actually sleeping with more than one person in separate relationships is too confusing. 2018, Rhea Orion, quoting Annika, “Case Excerpt: Annika”, in A Therapist’s Guide to Consensual Nonmonogamy: Polyamory, Swinging, and Open Marriage, New York, N.Y.; Abingdon, Oxfordshire: Routledge, →ISBN, part II (Issues and Interventions), chapter 9 (Sex and Consensual Nonmonogamy):
(obsolete) To disclose; to reveal; to interpret; to explain.
Unto thee have I opened my cause. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Jeremiah 20:12:
The king opened himself to some of his council, that he was sorry for the earl's death. 1622, Francis Bacon, The History of the Reign of King Henry the Seventh:
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Antonyms
bare (antonym(s) of “to make accessible”) · shut (antonym(s) of “to make accessible”)
bare (to disclose) · unseal (to make accessible) · start (to enter upon) · raise (to bring up)
Translations (445)
ar فَتَحَ (to make something accessible) · swb udziɓua (to become open) · rm s'avrir (to become open) · sq hap (to make something accessible) · ee ʋu (to become open) · shn ပိုတ်ႇ (to make something accessible) · ru отвори́ться (to become open) · nl opendoen (to make something accessible) · rm as avrir (to become open) · el ανοίγω (to become open) · mnc ᠮᡳᠯᠠᡵᠠᠪᡠᠮᠪᡳ (to make something accessible) · sl odpreti (to begin conducting business) · fi aueta (to become open) · grc ἀνοίγνυμι (to make something accessible) · hu nyit (to bring up (a topic)) · dlm aprier (to make something accessible) · ms buka (to make something accessible) · rm saduvrir (to become open) · mi hāmama (to make something accessible) · da begynde (to bring up (a topic)) · ta எடு (to bring up (a topic)) · it aprire (to make something accessible) · ia aperir (to make something accessible) · vec avèrxer (to make something accessible) · sw fungua (cricket: to begin a side's innings) · ru развора́чивать (to start (a campaign)) · el ανοίγω (to begin conducting business) · ur وا کرنا (to make something accessible) · rm sarver (to become open) · cs otevřít (to start (a campaign)) · alt ачар (to make something accessible) · egy wp:p-Z9 (to make something accessible) · be адкры́ць (to make something accessible) · ee ʋu (to make accessible to customers) · syl ꠈꠥꠟꠣ (to make something accessible) · rup dishcljid (to make something accessible) · tg боз кардан (to make something accessible) · ast abrir (to make something accessible) · fi aueta (to begin conducting business) · bn খোলা (to make accessible to customers) · bg разчиствам (to clear away obstacles) · sv öppna (to begin conducting business) · eo malfermi (to make something accessible) · zdj uɓuha (to become open) · et avama (to make accessible to customers) · eu zabaldu (to make something accessible) · ca obrir (to make something accessible) · fa باز کردن (to make something accessible) · my ဖွင့် (to make something accessible) · hu nyit (to make accessible to customers) · otk 𐰲 (to make something accessible) · pt iniciar (to start (a campaign)) · sa उद्घाटयति (to make something accessible) · sv öppna sig (to become open) · ru откры́ться (to become open) · ky ачуу (to make something accessible) · az açmaq (to make something accessible) · hy բացել (to make something accessible) · mi manaha (to clear away obstacles) · ko 열리다 (to become open) · no åpnes (to become open) · gd fosgail (to make accessible to customers) · kaw wĕnga (to make something accessible) · ta திற (to become open) · ba асылыу (to become open) · ga oscail (to make something accessible) · km បើក (to make something accessible) · mi ngaora (to become open) · ru открыва́ть (to make something accessible) · mfe ouver (to make something accessible) · mr उघडणे (to become open) · bn খোলা (to begin conducting business) · uz ochmoq (to make something accessible) · vi mở (to make something accessible) · vec vèrzar (to make something accessible) · sw fungua (to make something accessible) · scn jàpriri (to make something accessible) · no lukke opp (to make something accessible) · lij arvrî (to make something accessible) · et avama (to start (a campaign)) · mi matata (to make something accessible) · oc dobrir (to make something accessible) · hu nyit (to begin conducting business) · rm avrir (to make something accessible) · ar فتح (to make something accessible) · mi mānahanaha (to clear away obstacles) · scn gràpiri (to make something accessible) · ru отворя́ться (to become open) · de offen (to begin conducting business) · om banuu (to make something accessible) · nds apenmaken (to make something accessible) · wa drovi (to make something accessible) · chr ᎠᏍᏚᎢᎠ (to make something accessible) · qu kicai (to make something accessible) · de öffnen (to make something accessible) · ur وا ہونا (to become open) · hu kezd (to bring up (a topic)) · mi (whe)whera (to become open) · be адчыні́ць (to make something accessible) · ko 열다 (to make something accessible) · pt abrir (to become open) · cy agor (to make something accessible) · ht louvri (to make something accessible) · mi whakahāmama (to make something accessible) · ba асыу (to make something accessible) · ar اِنْفَتَحَ (to become open) · mi uaki (to make something accessible) · hu kitát (to make something accessible) · gug pe'a (to make something accessible) · pt abrir (to make something accessible) · eu ireki (to make accessible to customers) · ta நீக்கு (to clear away obstacles) · pl otwierać (to make something accessible) · ru отвори́ть (to make something accessible) · ca descloure (to make something accessible) · it schiudere (to make something accessible) · zza wekerden (to make something accessible) · fi avata (to bring up (a topic)) · kk ашу (to make something accessible) · ur باز ہونا (to become open) · hu nyit (to clear away obstacles) · ru откры́ть (to make something accessible) · th เปิด (to become open) · scn iàpriri (to make something accessible) · sg lungula (to make something accessible) · sk otvoriť (to make something accessible) · jv mbukak (to make something accessible) · no innlede (to start (a campaign)) · tg кушодан (to make something accessible) · sv öppna (to make accessible to customers) · te తెరుచు (to make accessible to customers) · ta தொடங்கு (to start (a campaign)) · xbr bunggah (to make something accessible) · qu kichariy (to make something accessible) · sq çel (to make something accessible) · hy բացվել (to begin conducting business) · rm sa darveir (to become open) · sw fungua (to begin conducting business) · hu tárul (to become open) · cs otevřít (to begin conducting business) · yi עפֿענען (to make something accessible) · af oopmaak (to become open) · la aperiō (to make accessible to customers) · is opna (to make something accessible) · uk відчиня́ти (to make something accessible) · sw fungua (to bring up (a topic)) · el ανοίγω (to make accessible to customers) · hy բանալ (to make something accessible) · it aprire (to make accessible to customers) · hu nyit (to start (a campaign)) · kl ammarpaa (to make something accessible) · sl pričeti (to start (a campaign)) · fr s'ouvrir (to become open) · es abrir (to make something accessible) · uz ochilmoq (to become open) · ckb کردنەوە (to become open) · ktu fungula (to make something accessible) · sc apèrrere (to make something accessible) · grc ἀνοίγω (to make something accessible) · yue 開 /开 (to make something accessible) · akl buka' (to make something accessible) · fi avata (to make accessible to customers) · ja 開く (to make something accessible) · rm searver (to become open) · eu hasiera eman (to start (a campaign)) · de geöffnet (to begin conducting business) · hu kitár (to make something accessible) · uk відкрива́ти (to make something accessible) · hi खुलना (to become open) · es abrir (to make accessible to customers) · gld нихэли- (to make something accessible) · hu kinyílik (to become open) · it dischiudere (to make something accessible) · kmr vebûn (to become open) · ur کھولنا (to make something accessible) · de eröffnen (to start (a campaign)) · ee ʋu (to make something accessible) · ee ʋu (to begin conducting business) · mi are (to make something accessible) · ar حل (to make something accessible) · th เปิด (to bring up (a topic)) · ba күтәреү (to bring up (a topic)) · nl openen (to make accessible to customers) · ky ач- (to make something accessible) · gd fosgail (to become open) · io apertar (to make something accessible) · nl opengaan (to begin conducting business) · sl otvoriti (to start (a campaign)) · pt abrir (to bring up (a topic)) · nl openmaken (to make accessible to customers) · af oopmaak (to make something accessible) · eo malfermiĝi (to begin conducting business) · ani архинну (to make something accessible) · fur aviergi (to make something accessible) · pl otwierać się (to become open) · nrf ouvri (to make something accessible) · dlm apriar (to make something accessible) · rm rivir (to make something accessible) · rm darveir (to make something accessible) · ru отворя́ть (to make something accessible) · fi avata (poker: to bet before any other player) · av рагьизе (to make something accessible) · ru поднима́ть (to bring up (a topic)) · bg отварям се (to become open) · dlm apiar (to make something accessible) · mww qhib (to make something accessible) · xdq ивхьара (to make something accessible) · hu megkezd (to bring up (a topic)) · ka გაღება (to make something accessible) · hy բարձրացնել (to bring up (a topic)) · cs otevírat (to make something accessible) · vec vèrdher (to make something accessible) · ko 펴다 (to make something accessible) · rm as rivir (to become open) · te తెరచు (to make something accessible) · hu nyit (to make something accessible) · el ανοίγω (to make something accessible) · th เปิด (to make accessible to customers) · vec verxar (to make something accessible) · de aufmachen (to make something accessible) · hu tár (to make something accessible) · lv atvērt (to make accessible to customers) · fi avata (computing: to connect to a resource) · hu kinyit (to make something accessible) · nl opengaan (to become open) · rm duvrir (to make something accessible) · gag açmaa (to make something accessible) · da indlede (to start (a campaign)) · ca obrir (to make accessible to customers) · mi marake (to clear away obstacles) · tl umpisahan (to start (a campaign)) · ta திற (to make something accessible) · rm drivir (to make something accessible) · scn apriri (to make something accessible) · eo malfermiĝi (to become open) · no åpne (to make accessible to customers) · fur viergi (to make something accessible) · da åbne (to begin conducting business) · cs otevřít (to make something accessible) · cic tiwa (to make something accessible) · ta திற (to begin conducting business) · hu szóba hoz (to bring up (a topic)) · eu zabaldu (to make accessible to customers) · tyz bí (to clear away obstacles) · sk otvárať (to make something accessible) · eo komenci (to start (a campaign)) · ne खोल्नु (to make something accessible) · la aperiō (to make something accessible) · gl abrir (to make something accessible) · no ta opp (to bring up (a topic)) · sv öppna (to make something accessible) · pl otwierać (to bring up (a topic)) · ja 開ける (to make something accessible) · id buka (to make something accessible) · ur باز کرنا (to make something accessible) · rm as drivir (to become open) · hu megnyit (to bring up (a topic)) · he פָּתַח (to make something accessible) · ms membuka (to make something accessible) · fo lata upp (to make something accessible) · tl buksan (to make accessible to customers) · kea abri (to make something accessible) · uk відкри́ти (to make something accessible) · as খুল (to make something accessible) · fur vierzi (to make something accessible) · izh avata (to make something accessible) · ln kangola (to make something accessible) · sl odpreti (to make accessible to customers) · tl buksan (to make something accessible) · mi tīwara (to make something accessible) · evn нив- (to become open) · zza akerden (to make something accessible) · cs otevřít (to make accessible to customers) · sh otvòriti (to make something accessible) · txb ru- (to make something accessible) · mr उघडणे (to make something accessible) · mi pāoraora (shellfish) (to make something accessible) · it toccare (to bring up (a topic)) · bn খোলা (to make something accessible) · zdj uɓua (to make something accessible) · pt abrir (to make accessible to customers) · pl podejmować (to bring up (a topic)) · vec vèrxer (to make something accessible) · mi tiora (a shellfish) (to make something accessible) · ba асылыу (to begin conducting business) · kea abrí (to make something accessible) · ur کھلنا (to become open) · ru подня́ть (to bring up (a topic)) · hu megnyit (to start (a campaign)) · fi aloittaa (to start (a campaign)) · lv atvērt (to become open) · ru открыва́ть (to make accessible to customers) · tg во кардан (to make something accessible) · rm arver (to make something accessible) · et avama (to make something accessible) · gl abrir (to make accessible to customers) · et avanema (to become open) · uga 𐎔𐎚𐎈 (to make something accessible) · vec avèrzer (to make something accessible) · mi whakaareare (to clear away obstacles) · hy բացել (to make accessible to customers) · sw kufunguka (to become open) · es abrir (to become open) · cic tiwwi (to make something accessible) · vec averzir (to make something accessible) · ba башлау (to start (a campaign)) · da åbne (to make something accessible) · hi खोलना (to make something accessible) · eu ireki (to make something accessible) · ktu kangula (to make something accessible) · nap arapì (to make something accessible) · la aperiō (to begin conducting business) · mi huaki (to make something accessible) · grc οἴγω (to make something accessible) · pl otworzyć (to make something accessible) · et alustama (to bring up (a topic)) · ru открыва́ться (to become open) · sv öppnas (to become open) · mn онгойлгох (to make something accessible) · pt começar (to start (a campaign)) · da åbnes (to become open) · ga oscail (to become open) · njo-jgl lapok (to make something accessible) · ru откры́ть (to make accessible to customers) · sah ас (to make something accessible) · gv foshil (to become open) · ba асыу (to make accessible to customers) · be адкрыва́ць (to make something accessible) · tyz bí (to make something accessible) · zh 開 /开 (to make something accessible) · nds apendoon (to make something accessible) · egy wn-n:O31 (to make something accessible) · kab ldi (to make something accessible) · hu megnyílik (to become open) · ru откры́ться (to begin conducting business) · ro deschide (to make something accessible) · mi kowhera (shellfish) (to make something accessible) · nl aansnijden (to bring up (a topic)) · ur واز کرنا (to make something accessible) · bg откривам (to bring up (a topic)) · el ανοίγω (to bring up (a topic)) · izh avahua (to become open) · sga as·oilgi (to make something 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