open wide en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic, intransitive) To open one's mouth wide, to gape.
2017, Jennifer S. Holland, For These Monkeys, It’s a Fight for Survival., National Geographic (March 2017)http://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/03/macaques-monkeys-indonesia-endangered-pet-trade/ During my first day in the woods, Raoul, the big alpha male of Rambo II, opened wide to show me his dagger-sharp canines, then sauntered by and swatted my calf with a stick—letting me know my place in the social order. (Low.)
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see open, wide.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| opened wide | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| opened wide | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| opening wide | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| opens wide | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Translations (7)
pl otworzyć na oścież (to fully open one's mouth) · hu kitát (to fully open one's mouth) · hu tát (to fully open one's mouth) · mi tārera (to fully open one's mouth) · vi há mồm (to fully open one's mouth) · vi há (to fully open one's mouth) · pl otwierać na oścież (to fully open one's mouth)