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It's not only moving that creates new starting points. Sometimes all it takes is a subtle shift in perspective, an opening of the mind, an intentional pause and reset, or a new route to start to see new options and new possibilities.
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Meaning of "opening" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OPENING

opening  [ˈəʊpənɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OPENING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Opening is a noun.
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.

WHAT DOES OPENING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

opening

Opening

Opening may refer to: ▪ Al-Fatiha, "The Opening", the first chapter of the Qur'an ▪ Backgammon opening ▪ Chess opening ▪ Opening bid, a term from contract bridge ▪ Opening lead, a term from contract bridge ▪ Grand opening of a business or other institution ▪ Hole ▪ Inauguration ▪ Keynote ▪ Opening, a morphological filtering operation used in image processing ▪ Opening sentence ▪ Opening statement, a beginning statement in a court case ▪ Overture ▪ Salutation ▪ Vernissage...

Definition of opening in the English dictionary

The first definition of opening in the dictionary is the act of making or becoming open. Other definition of opening is a vacant or unobstructed space, esp one that will serve as a passageway; gap. Opening is also a tract in a forest in which trees are scattered or absent.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OPENING


air-conditioning
ˈɛəkənˌdɪʃ ənɪŋ
awakening
əˈweɪkənɪŋ
conditioning
kənˈdɪʃənɪŋ
cramponning
ˈkræmpənɪŋ
deepening
ˈdiːpənɪŋ
fastening
ˈfɑːsənɪŋ
frightening
ˈfraɪt ənɪŋ
gardening
ˈɡɑːdənɪŋ
governing
ˈɡʌvənɪŋ
happening
ˈhæpənɪŋ
ironing
ˈaɪənɪŋ
nonhappening
ˌnɒnˈhæpənɪŋ
poisoning
ˈpɔɪzənɪŋ
positioning
pəˈzɪʃənɪŋ
preopening
priːˈəʊpənɪŋ
questioning
ˈkwɛstʃənɪŋ
reasoning
ˈriːzənɪŋ
strengthening
ˈstreŋθənɪŋ
threatening
ˈθrɛtənɪŋ
tightening
ˈtaɪtənɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OPENING

open-reel
open-standard
open-top
open-topped
openability
openable
opencast
opencast mining
opener
opening act
opening arguments
opening balance
opening batsman
opening bowler
opening ceremony
opening gambit
opening hours
opening night
opening time
opening times

WORDS THAT END LIKE OPENING

beginning
christening
easy listening
enlightening
evening
good evening
grand opening
greening
hardening
intervening
lightening
listening
loosening
screening
sharpening
shortening
thickening
weakening
whitening
widening
worsening

Synonyms and antonyms of opening in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «OPENING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «opening» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of opening
above board · accessible · across-the-board · agape · ajar · all-inclusive · amenable · aperture · apparent · arguable · artless · at the mercy of · attainable · available · avowed · bare · barefaced · begin · beginning · beneficent · benevolent · birth · blanket · blatant · bounteous · bountiful · breach · break · break up · broach · broad · burst · candid · catholic · chance · charitable · chink · clear · cleft · commence · commencement · conspicuous · crack · dawn · debatable · debut · direct · disclose · disposed · distinct · divulge · doubtful · downright · earliest · early · empty · evident · exhibit · expand · expanded · exposed · extended · extensive · filigree · first · first night · first performance · fissure · flagrant · frank · free · fretted · gap · gape · gaping · gappy · general · generous · give way · guileless · handy · hole · holey · honest · inaugural · inaugurate · inauguration · inception · ingenuous · initial · initiate · initiation · initiatory · innocent · instigate · interstice · introductory · job · kick off · kick-start · kind · lacy · launch · launching · lay bare · liable · liberal · look-in · loose · loosen · maiden · manifest · moment · moot · munificent · natural · navigable · noticeable · obtainable · obvious · occasion · on hand · one-size-fits-all · onset · open-handed · opening night · openwork · opportunity · orifice · outlet · outset · overarching · overt · overture · palpable · passable · patent · perceptible · perforation · place · plain · plain-spoken · porous · position · post · premier · premiere · primary · prodigal · pronounced · public · puncture · receptive · recognizable · rent · responsive · reveal · rolling · rupture · separate · sincere · situation · slot · space · spacious · split · spongy · spread out · start · starting point · straightforward · subject · susceptible · sweeping · sympathetic · tear · time · 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 · vacancy · vacant · vent · visible · vulnerable · welcoming · wide · wide open · wide-open · window · yawning

Translation of «opening» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OPENING

Find out the translation of opening to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of opening from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «opening» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

第一个的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

de apertura
570 millions of speakers

English

opening
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उद्घाटन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

افتتاح
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

открытие
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

de abertura
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ওপেনার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

d´ouverture
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pembuka
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Eröffnungs-
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

始まりの
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

처음의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mbukak
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mở
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தொடக்க
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सलामीवीर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

açacak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

di apertura
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

otwarcie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

відкриття
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

deschidere
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

άνοιγμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

opening
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

öppning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

åpning
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of opening

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OPENING»

The term «opening» is very widely used and occupies the 2.428 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OPENING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «opening» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «opening» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about opening

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10 QUOTES WITH «OPENING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word opening.
1
Peter Agre
In 1862, Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act, a bill opening one half million square miles of territory in the western United States for settlement.
2
Riz Ahmed
I think that with piracy and tighter funds being around, people are realising that the game to play is to try and win people's respect with bold film making and then win a special place in people's collections, rather than just having the biggest opening weekends.
3
Steve Aoki
Extending our lives, extending our creativity, opening up the mysteries of the brain. All those things that are really exciting - that's kind of the basis of 'Neon Future,' and that's why I interviewed Ray Kurzweil and Aubrey de Grey.
4
Kristin Armstrong
It's not only moving that creates new starting points. Sometimes all it takes is a subtle shift in perspective, an opening of the mind, an intentional pause and reset, or a new route to start to see new options and new possibilities.
5
Vidya Balan
The stakes are high on every film now because there's the opening weekend. The first week is extremely crucial; increasingly, films are being judged in terms of opening day, opening weekend, then first week. People are going berserk promoting their films.
6
Ulrich Beck
And therefore we must seek dialogue in this networked world. We must ask which voice was actually attempting to make itself heard and saw no other possibility of gaining a hearing. To that extent, for a while this also represented a forced opening of a cosmopolitan view.
7
Billy Boyd
I'd be lying if I said it wasn't fun to go to these nights out, like the opening of a film or something, but I dip in and out of it.
8
Darren Boyd
For me, Glasgow is all about the people and the spirit of the place. You have enough Gregg's bakers, though, I'll say that. The opening of the 1977 'Star Wars' movie was possibly the only time I've seen a longer queue round the block than in Glasgow for sausage rolls. That was quite an eye-opener.
9
Betsy Brandt
I love opening night, and I love doing plays. But one of my favorite parts about doing a play or working on a new play is rehearsal.
10
Olympia Brown
The grandest thing has been the lifting up of the gates and the opening of the doors to the women of America, giving liberty to twenty-seven million women, thus opening to them a new and larger life and a higher ideal.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OPENING»

Discover the use of opening in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to opening and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Opening Pandora's Box: A Sociological Analysis of ...
This book proposes a fresh approach to sociological analysis and, in particular, to the analysis of scientific culture.
G. Nigel Gilbert, Michael Joseph Mulkay, 1984
2
Opening Up: The Healing Power of Expressing Emotions
This book presents astonishing evidence that personal self-disclosure is not only good for our emotional health, but boosts our physical health as well.
James W. Pennebaker, 2012
3
Guano and the Opening of the Pacific World: A Global ...
This book traces the history of bird guano, demonstrating how this unique commodity helped unite the Pacific Basin with the industrialized world.
Gregory T. Cushman, 2013
4
Opening Minds: Using Language to Change Lives
Now, in Opening Minds: Using Language to Change Lives, Peter shows how the words teachers choose affect the worlds students inhabit in the classroom, and ultimately their futures.
Peter H. Johnston, 2012
5
Opening the Gates of Heaven
In Opening the Gates of Heaven, Perry Stone shows you how to release the flow of heaven's blessing through both God's revelation and the intervention of angelic messengers.
Perry F. Stone, 2012
6
Opening Spaces: An Anthology of Contemporary African Women's ...
In this anthology the award-winning author Yvonne Vera brings together the stories of many talented writers from different parts of Africa.
Yvonne Vera, 1999
7
Opening to God: Lectio Divina and Life as Prayer
Spiritual director David Benner invites us to discover openness to God as the essence of prayer, spirituality and the Christian life.
David G. Benner, 2010
8
A Brewer's Guide to Opening a Nano Brewery: Your $10,000 ...
"Dan Woodske owns and operates a successful and growing nano brewery, the Beaver Brewing Company in Pennsylvania.
Dan Woodske, 2012
9
Opening the Dragon Gate: The Making of a Modern Taoist Wizard
This is the first English translation by noted writer Thomas Cleary of the authorized biography by two longtime disciples of this living master of the Dragon Gate branch of the Complete Reality school of Taoism, which integrated Buddhism ...
Chen Kaiguo, Zheng Shunchao, 1998
10
Opening the Energy Gates of Your Body: Chi Gung for Lifelong ...
Percy is incredibly accident-prone, and holds the dubious record of the most accidents. Percy has had a small rivalary with Harold, however, they are always willing to help each other when in trouble.
Bruce Kumar Frantzis, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OPENING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term opening is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Box Office: 'Ant-Man' Holds Early Lead Over Adam Sandler, 'Pixels'
The opening of Adam Sandler comedy “Pixels” is heading for a moderate $25 million opening weekend in the U.S., comfortably ahead of teen ... «Variety, Jul 15»
2
Final preparations underway for Special Olympics opening Saturday
They have come with nearly 7,000 athletes from 177 countries for an event as grand as their aspirations: the Special Olympics World Games. «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
3
Local Special Olympian now allowed to walk in opening ceremonies
On Saturday, the family was told by officials with Special Olympics USA that Allison couldn't participate in opening ceremonies, stay in the same ... «myfox8.com, Jul 15»
4
Saratoga opens big
A paid crowd of 34,783 attended opening day of Saratoga Race Course's 2015 summer meet July 24, which featured a total all-sources handle ... «ESPN, Jul 15»
5
Berlin airport gobbles $16 million a month, no opening in sight
German media has dubbed Berlin's $6.8 billion Brandenburg Airport “the building site of horror.” It's costing $16 million a month and no end is ... «RT, Jul 15»
6
Len Lye Centre opening day
Paul Brobbel, Curator of Govett-Brewster Art Gallery/Len Lye Centre. The contemporary art museum and home of Len Lye is opening tomorrow, ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
7
Scotland's only Tory MP heckled at foodbank opening
One protestor, Lesley Ann McLelland, who is confined to a wheelchair, said it was "absolutely sickening and disgraceful" that he was opening ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
8
Exercise Brings Together Port Opening Experts
Transcom conducts the annual exercise to assess Joint Task Force-Port Opening aerial port and distribution operations. The scenario is ... «Department of Defense, Jul 15»
9
Athletes' Training Center Grand Opening
Athletes' Training Center will be celebrating the opening of their second location in Papillion, Saturday, July 25 from 12 pm to 5 pm. «Omaha World-Herald, Jul 15»
10
Results: Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson lead opening practice at …
Denny Hamlin (182.208 mph) paced Friday's opening Sprint Cup practice for Sunday's Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, besting ... «FOXSports.com, Jul 15»

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