Definitions For Open
noun
- Information that has become public
- A tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play
- Where the air is unconfined
- A clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
- A competition (such as a major golf tournament or tennis tournament) that allows both professionals and amateurs to participate
- An area or place without walls, barriers, etc. : an area or place that is not covered or enclosed
- A situation in which something (such as a feeling) is no longer hidden or kept secret
verb
- Make available
- Become available
- Make the opening move
- Cause to open or to become open
- Become open
- Spread out or open from a closed or folded state
- Display the contents of a file or start an application as on a computer
- Afford access to
- Begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc.
- Start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning
- Have an opening or passage or outlet
- To move (a door, window, etc.) so that an opening is no longer covered
- To move and no longer cover an opening
- To cause (something) to no longer be covered, sealed, or blocked
adjective
- Ready for business
- Not having been filled
- Openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness
- Without undue constriction as from e.g. tenseness or inhibition
- Affording free passage or view
- Having no protecting cover or enclosure
- Open to or in view of all
- With no protection or shield
- Accessible to all
- Not sealed or having been unsealed
- Not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought
- (of textures) full of small openings or gaps
- Possibly accepting or permitting
- Not requiring union membership
- Not defended or capable of being defended
adjective
- Affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed
- Affording free passage or access
- Used of mouth or eyes
- (set theory) of an interval that contains neither of its endpoints
- Open and observable; not secret or hidden
- Ready or willing to receive favorably
Examples of Open in a Sentence
- The door suddenly swung open.
- You left the blinds wide open.
- The meat was roasted over an open fire.
- This door is hard to open.
- “Open the door!” shouted the police officer.
- Would you mind if I opened a window?
- A daguerreotype of a cowboy whose face is roughened from a hard life in the open
noun
- Information that has become public
- A tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play
- Where the air is unconfined
- A clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
- A competition (such as a major golf tournament or tennis tournament) that allows both professionals and amateurs to participate
- An area or place without walls, barriers, etc. : an area or place that is not covered or enclosed
- A situation in which something (such as a feeling) is no longer hidden or kept secret
verb
- Make available
- Become available
- Make the opening move
- Cause to open or to become open
- Become open
- Spread out or open from a closed or folded state
- Display the contents of a file or start an application as on a computer
- Afford access to
- Begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc.
- Start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning
- Have an opening or passage or outlet
- To move (a door, window, etc.) so that an opening is no longer covered
- To move and no longer cover an opening
- To cause (something) to no longer be covered, sealed, or blocked
adjective
- Ready for business
- Not having been filled
- Openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness
- Without undue constriction as from e.g. tenseness or inhibition
- Affording free passage or view
- Having no protecting cover or enclosure
- Open to or in view of all
- With no protection or shield
- Accessible to all
- Not sealed or having been unsealed
- Not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought
- (of textures) full of small openings or gaps
- Possibly accepting or permitting
- Not requiring union membership
- Not defended or capable of being defended
adjective
- Affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed
- Affording free passage or access
- Used of mouth or eyes
- (set theory) of an interval that contains neither of its endpoints
- Open and observable; not secret or hidden
- Ready or willing to receive favorably
- The door suddenly swung open.
- You left the blinds wide open.
- The meat was roasted over an open fire.
- This door is hard to open.
- “Open the door!” shouted the police officer.
- Would you mind if I opened a window?
- A daguerreotype of a cowboy whose face is roughened from a hard life in the open