open

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Not shut; allowing things or people to pass through.

   Leave the window open to let some air in.

2. 2
   adj

   Ready to do business; receiving customers.

   The shops are open until nine tonight.

3. 3
   adj

   Available to everyone; not restricted.

   The competition is open to all ages.

4. 4
   adj

   Not yet filled or decided.

   The job is still open.

5. 5
   adj

   Honest and willing to share thoughts and feelings.

   She was open about her doubts.

Common collocations

• open window Adjective + noun
• open a letter Verb + noun
• open a store Verb + noun
• open a window Verb + noun
• open one's mouth Verb + noun
• open the door Verb + noun
• open air Adjective + noun
• open fire Adjective + noun
• open kitchen Adjective + noun
• open mind Adjective + noun
• open space Adjective + noun
• open a bar Verb + noun

Adjective from Middle English open, from Old English open (“open”), from Proto-West Germanic *opan, from Proto-Germanic *upanaz (“open”), from Proto-Indo-European *upo (“up from under, over”). Cognates * Scots apen (“open”) * Saterland Frisian eepen (“open”) * West Frisian iepen (“open”) * Cimbrian offe (“open”) * Dutch open (“open”) * German offen (“open”) * Vilamovian ufa, uffa (“open”) * Yiddish אָפֿן (ofn, “open”) * Danish åben (“open”) * Icelandic opinn (“open”) * Norwegian Bokmål åpen (“open”) * Norwegian Nynorsk open (“open”) * Swedish öppen (“open”) Compare also Latin supinus (“on one'…

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