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open its doors en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (of a business or organization) To begin operating.
    • Gay and Lesbian Health (GLH), which opened its doors in August as an outpatient mental health and substance abuse counseling agency specializing in substance abuse among lesbians and gay men, announced April 4 that the facility had closed, effective March 31. 1989 April 15, Judy Harris, “Lesbian and Gay Health Closes”, in Gay Community News, page 3:
  2. (of a country or a territory) To allow or invite outside influence, investment or immigration.
    • China opened its doors in the 1970s.

Forms

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opened its doors Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
opened its doors Tense=Past lexicographic
opening its doors Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
opens its doors Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Antonyms

close its doors

Relateds

open the door · one's door is open

Translations (7)

fi avata ovensa ((of a business) to begin operating) · pl zostać otwarty ((of a business) to begin operating) · hu megnyit ((of a business) to begin operating) · fr ouvrir ses portes ((of a business) to begin operating) · pl zostawać otwarty ((of a business) to begin operating) · hu megnyitja kapuit ((of a business) to begin operating) · fi aloittaa toimintansa ((of a business) to begin operating)