Meaning of "open" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD OPEN

Old English; related to Old French open, epen, Old Saxon opan, Old High German offan.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF OPEN

open  [ˈəʊpən]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OPEN

Open is a verb and can also act as a noun and an adjective.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb open in English.

WHAT DOES OPEN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Open

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Definition of open in the English dictionary

The first definition of open in the dictionary is not closed or barred. Other definition of open is affording free passage, access, view, etc; not blocked or obstructed. Open is also not sealed, fastened, or wrapped.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO OPEN

PRESENT

Present

I open

you open

he/she/it opens

we open

you open

they open

Present continuous

I am opening

you are opening

he/she/it is opening

we are opening

you are opening

they are opening

Present perfect

I have opened

you have opened

he/she/it has opened

we have opened

you have opened

they have opened

Present perfect continuous

I have been opening

you have been opening

he/she/it has been opening

we have been opening

you have been opening

they have been opening

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I opened

you opened

he/she/it opened

we opened

you opened

they opened

Past continuous

I was opening

you were opening

he/she/it was opening

we were opening

you were opening

they were opening

Past perfect

I had opened

you had opened

he/she/it had opened

we had opened

you had opened

they had opened

Past perfect continuous

I had been opening

you had been opening

he/she/it had been opening

we had been opening

you had been opening

they had been opening

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will open

you will open

he/she/it will open

we will open

you will open

they will open

Future continuous

I will be opening

you will be opening

he/she/it will be opening

we will be opening

you will be opening

they will be opening

Future perfect

I will have opened

you will have opened

he/she/it will have opened

we will have opened

you will have opened

they will have opened

Future perfect continuous

I will have been opening

you will have been opening

he/she/it will have been opening

we will have been opening

you will have been opening

they will have been opening

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would open

you would open

he/she/it would open

we would open

you would open

they would open

Conditional continuous

I would be opening

you would be opening

he/she/it would be opening

we would be opening

you would be opening

they would be opening

Conditional perfect

I would have open

you would have open

he/she/it would have open

we would have open

you would have open

they would have open

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been opening

you would have been opening

he/she/it would have been opening

we would have been opening

you would have been opening

they would have been opening

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you open
we let´s open
you open

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to open

Past participle

opened

Present Participle

opening

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «OPEN»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «open» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of open

above board · accessible · across-the-board · agape · ajar · all-inclusive · amenable · apparent · arguable · artless · at the mercy of · attainable · available · avowed · bare · barefaced · begin · beneficent · benevolent · blanket · blatant · bounteous · bountiful · break · break up · broach · broad · burst · candid · catholic · charitable · clear · commence · conspicuous · crack · debatable · direct · disclose · disposed · distinct · divulge · doubtful · downright · empty · evident · exhibit · expand · expanded · exposed · extended · extensive · filigree · flagrant · frank · free · fretted · gape · gaping · gappy · general · generous · give way · guileless · handy · holey · honest · inaugurate · ingenuous · initiate · innocent · instigate · kick off · kick-start · kind · lacy · launch · lay bare · liable · liberal · loose · loosen · manifest · moot · munificent · natural · navigable · noticeable · obtainable · obvious · on hand · one-size-fits-all · open-handed · openwork · overarching · overt · palpable · passable · patent · perceptible · plain · plain-spoken · porous · prodigal · pronounced · public · receptive · recognizable · responsive · reveal · rolling · rupture · separate · sincere · spacious · split · spongy · spread out · start · straightforward · subject · susceptible · sweeping · sympathetic · to hand · transparent · trigger · truthful · unanswered · unbar · unbarred · unblock · unbolt · unbolted · unbutton · unbuttoned · unclasp · unclose · uncluttered · unconcealed · unconditional · uncork · uncover · uncrowded · undecided · undefended · undeveloped · undisguised · undo · undone · unenclosed · unengaged · unfasten · unfenced · unfilled · unfold · unfortified · unfurl · ungrudging · unhampered · unhindered · unimpeded · universal · unlace · unlock · unlocked · unmistakable · unobstructed · unoccupied · unprotected · unqualified · unravel · unreserved · unresolved · unrestricted · unroll · unseal · unsealed · unsettled · unsheltered · unsolved · unstinting · unstrap · unsubtle · untie · unwrap · unzip · unzipped · up for grabs · up in the air · upfront · vacant · visible · vulnerable · welcoming · wide · wide open · wide-open · yawning

TRANSLATION OF OPEN

Find out the translation of open to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of open from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «open» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 开着的
• Translator English - Spanish: abierto
• English: open
• Translator English - Hindi: खुला
• Translator English - Arabic: مَفْتُوحٌ
• Translator English - Russian: открытый
• Translator English - Portuguese: aberto
• Translator English - Bengali: opeidoscope
• Translator English - French: ouvert
• Translator English - Malay: Opeidoskop
• Translator English - German: offen
• Translator English - Japanese: 開いた
• Translator English - Korean: 열린
• Translator English - Javanese: Opeidoscope
• Translator English - Vietnamese: mở
• Translator English - Tamil: opeidoscope
• Translator English - Marathi: ऑपिडोस्कोप
• Translator English - Turkish: opeidoscope
• Translator English - Italian: aperto
• Translator English - Polish: otwarty
• Translator English - Ukrainian: відкритий
• Translator English - Romanian: deschis
• Translator English - Greek: ανοικτός
• Translator English - Afrikaans: oop
• Translator English - Swedish: öppen
• Translator English - Norwegian: åpen

10 QUOTES WITH «OPEN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word open.

1

Donna Air

Life experiences can, at times, be quite humbling, but you learn from them. But I like the changes in my life and what kind of person they've made me into. I'm very open, not as judgmental as I was in my twenties, and a lot more compassionate.

2

Kevin Barry

Get up, groan, write a bit, moan, eat breakfast, write some more, cycle my bike through the Sligo hills, make up country songs as I pedal along, sing them, have lunch, have a nap, groan, moan, write a small bit more, cook dinner, feed wifey, open a bottle, or several, slump, sleep.

3

Dorothea Brande

Where there is an open mind, there will always be a frontier.

4

Sarah Ban Breathnach

Whatever we are waiting for - peace of mind, contentment, grace, the inner awareness of simple abundance - it will surely come to us, but only when we are ready to receive it with an open and grateful heart.

5

Octavia Butler

The thing about science fiction is that it's totally wide open. But it's wide open in a conditional way.

6

Bootsy Collins

But by us doing a lot on the road, we were able to afford things like videos on the tours, cartoons that we'd open up the shows with. We were doing that way back when and now it's the hippest thing to do. We're just coming back around, I guess trying to play catch-up.

7

Jean-Claude Van Damme

I don't have a bad relationship. I'm 48 years old. I think life is too short for that. To me, life is... you open the shutters, you see the dogs outside, you look left, you look right, in, what, a second and a half? And that's a life.

8

Glenn Danzig

It's not like that anymore really, but back in the day, nobody would let the Misfits open up for them, not the Ramones, not the Cramps, nobody.

9

Clyde Edgerton

It's nice to have more than one little one because then you'll have - while one is pushing you in a wheelchair, the other one can open the doors for you.

10

Paul Feig

Where there seems to be a difference between guys being nuts and women being nuts is that guys are much more open in calling each other on stuff; lots of insults and dirty names. Whereas women will talk frankly and honesty, but there also seems to be more passive aggressiveness.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OPEN»

Discover the use of open in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to open and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Open

#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER Far more than a superb memoir about the highest levels of professional tennis, Open is the engrossing story of a remarkable life. Andre Agassi had his life mapped out for him before he left the crib.

Andre Agassi, 2009

Open Innovation: The New Imperative for Creating and ...

Key features Over the past several years, Hank Chesbrough has done excellent research and writing on the commercialisation of technology and the changing role and context for R&D. This book represents a powerful synthesis of that work in ...

Henry William Chesbrough, 2006

Open-Book Management: Coming Business Revolution, The

" -- George Gendron, editor in chief, Inc. "Companies that practice open-book management seem to have captured some sort of lightning in a bottle." -- Chris Lee, Training "This book should be required reading in corporate America.

John Case, 1996

Open Leadership: How Social Technology Can Transform the Way ...

Shows how to use social media to become an open organization Offers basic advice for leaders who are adapting to the new era of openness in the marketplace The author Charlene Li is one of the foremost experts on social media and ...

Charlene Li, 2010

How to Think Like a Computer Scientist: C++ Version

HOW TO THINK LIKE A COMPUTER SCIENTIST. * Published under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License. Money raised from the sale of this book supports the development of free software and documentation.

Allen B. Downey, 2009

Open Services Innovation: Rethinking Your Business to Grow ...

Here is their one-stop guidebook with important lessons clearly and compellingly presented." —JAMES C. SPOHRER, director, IBM University Programs World-Wide "Open Innovation pioneer Henry Chesbrough breaks new ground with Open Services ...

Henry Chesbrough, 2010

Open Business Models: How To Thrive In The New Innovation ...

In Open Business Models, Chesbrough takes readers to the next step—explaining how to make money in an open innovation landscape.

Henry Chesbrough, 2013

The Success of Open Source

Explaining Open Source: Macro-Organization 7. Business Models and the Law 8. The Code That Changed the World? Notes Index Reviews of this book: In the world of open-source software, true believers can be a fervent bunch.

Steve WEBER, Steve Weber, 2009

The Open Door

The novel traces the pressures on young women and young men of that time and class as they seek to free themselves of family control and social expectations.

Latifa Al-Zayyat, 2002

Open Access

Distilling a decade of Suber's influential writing and thinking about open access, this is the indispensable book on the subject for researchers, librarians, administrators, funders, publishers, and policy makers.

Peter Suber, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OPEN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term open is used in the context of the following news items.

US Open of Surfing Begins Saturday

Up to nine sharks were spotted off the SoCal coast a few miles from where the US Open of Surfing is set to kick off this weekend. Hetty Chang ... «NBC Southern California, Jul 15»

Bogey-free round gives Chad Campbell 2-shot lead at Canadian Open

OAKVILLE, Ontario -- Chad Campbell was perfectly content to take a two-stroke lead into the weekend at the Canadian Open after falling a ... «ESPN, Jul 15»

Without Woods and McIlroy, Nike still won the British Open branding …

Zach Johnson of the United States kisses the Claret Jug after winning the 144th Open Championship on July 20, 2015 in St Andrews, Scotland. «Fortune, Jul 15»

Founder of GNU bestows blessing upon open hardware-focused …

Richard Stallman, the founder of the Free Software Foundation and the GNU Project known by many in the open source worlds as rms, is not ... «Ars Technica, Jul 15»

Community wants Roseland Hospital to stay open

Community leaders organized a rally to support keeping Roseland Community Hospital open and demand a resolution to the ongoing state ... «Chicago Sun-Times, Jul 15»

Robert Allenby withdraws from Canadian Open after split with caddie

OAKVILLE, Ontario (AP) — Robert Allenby has withdrawn from the Canadian Open after splitting with his caddie in the middle of the first round, ... «USA TODAY, Jul 15»

Ko, Pettersen handle tough course, tied for lead at Dundonald Links

The second-ranked Ko had a bogey-free round at Dundonald Links in the final Ladies European Tour event before the Women's Open ... «ESPN, Jul 15»

Port of Seattle's open seat draws 9 primary candidates

Two seats on the Port of Seattle Commission are up for election this year. One seat is open, and it's drawn nine candidates for the August ... «The Seattle Times, Jul 15»

Menchie's Frozen Yogurt to open Saturday in Pittsfield Township

After months of preparation and training, Menchie's Frozen Yogurt will open on Saturday as the newest eatery in the Pittsfield Place ... «MLive.com, Jul 15»

Rockets in no rush to use open scholarship

The University of Toledo is in no rush to use its newly freed men's basketball scholarship. The Rockets kicked sophomore forward Kurt Hall off ... «Toledo Blade, Jul 15»