opening

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A gap or hole that you can pass through or see through.

   There was a small opening between the trees.

2. 2
   noun

   The first part or beginning of something.

   The opening of the novel grabs your attention at once.

3. 3
   noun

   A job that is available to be filled.

   There is an opening for a sales assistant.

4. 4
   noun

   The first public performance or showing of something.

   The opening received rave reviews.

5. 5
   adj

   First; coming at the beginning.

   The opening bars of the symphony are famous.

Common collocations

• opening scene Adjective + noun

From Middle English openyng, openynge, openunge, from Old English openung (“an opening”), from Proto-West Germanic *opanungu, from Proto-Germanic *upanungō (“an opening”), equivalent to open + -ing. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Eepenge, Epenge (“an opening”), West Frisian iepening (“an opening”), Dutch opening (“an opening”), German Öffnung (“an opening”), Danish åbning (“an opening”), Swedish öppning (“an opening”).

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