German Meaning of open
offen
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Definitions and Meaning of open in English
open (n)
a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
where the air is unconfined
a tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play
information that has become public
open (v)
cause to open or to become open
start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning
become open
begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc.
spread out or open from a closed or folded state
make available
become available
have an opening or passage or outlet
make the opening move
afford access to
display the contents of a file or start an application as on a computer
open (a)
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
ready or willing to receive favorably
open and observable; not secret or hidden
open (s)
with no protection or shield
open to or in view of all
not having been filled
accessible to all
not defended or capable of being defended
(of textures) full of small openings or gaps
having no protecting cover or enclosure
not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought
not sealed or having been unsealed
without undue constriction as from e.g. tenseness or inhibition
not requiring union membership
possibly accepting or permitting
affording free passage or view
openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness
ready for business
open (a.)
Free of access; not shut up; not closed; affording unobstructed ingress or egress; not impeding or preventing passage; not locked up or covered over; -- applied to passageways; as, an open door, window, road, etc.; also, to inclosed structures or objects; as, open houses, boxes, baskets, bottles, etc.; also, to means of communication or approach by water or land; as, an open harbor or roadstead.
Free to be used, enjoyed, visited, or the like; not private; public; unrestricted in use; as, an open library, museum, court, or other assembly; liable to the approach, trespass, or attack of any one; unprotected; exposed.
Free or cleared of obstruction to progress or to view; accessible; as, an open tract; the open sea.
Not drawn together, closed, or contracted; extended; expanded; as, an open hand; open arms; an open flower; an open prospect.
Without reserve or false pretense; sincere; characterized by sincerity; unfeigned; frank; also, generous; liberal; bounteous; -- applied to personal appearance, or character, and to the expression of thought and feeling, etc.
Not concealed or secret; not hidden or disguised; exposed to view or to knowledge; revealed; apparent; as, open schemes or plans; open shame or guilt.
Not of a quality to prevent communication, as by closing water ways, blocking roads, etc.; hence, not frosty or inclement; mild; -- used of the weather or the climate; as, an open season; an open winter.
Not settled or adjusted; not decided or determined; not closed or withdrawn from consideration; as, an open account; an open question; to keep an offer or opportunity open.
Free; disengaged; unappropriated; as, to keep a day open for any purpose; to be open for an engagement.
Uttered with a relatively wide opening of the articulating organs; -- said of vowels; as, the an far is open as compared with the a in say.
Uttered, as a consonant, with the oral passage simply narrowed without closure, as in uttering s.
Not closed or stopped with the finger; -- said of the string of an instrument, as of a violin, when it is allowed to vibrate throughout its whole length.
Produced by an open string; as, an open tone.
open (n.)
or unobstructed space; clear land, without trees or obstructions; open ocean; open water.
open (v. t.)
To make or set open; to render free of access; to unclose; to unbar; to unlock; to remove any fastening or covering from; as, to open a door; to open a box; to open a room; to open a letter.
To spread; to expand; as, to open the hand.
To disclose; to reveal; to interpret; to explain.
To make known; to discover; also, to render available or accessible for settlements, trade, etc.
To enter upon; to begin; as, to open a discussion; to open fire upon an enemy; to open trade, or correspondence; to open a case in court, or a meeting.
To loosen or make less compact; as, to open matted cotton by separating the fibers.
open (v. i.)
To unclose; to form a hole, breach, or gap; to be unclosed; to be parted.
To expand; to spread out; to be disclosed; as, the harbor opened to our view.
To begin; to commence; as, the stock opened at par; the battery opened upon the enemy.
To bark on scent or view of the game.
FAQs About the word open
offen
a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water, where the air is unconfined, a tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play, informat
entsperren,öffnen,lösen,entriegeln,Auskuppeln,Veröffentlichung,Rutsch,entriegeln,Lösen,Aufknöpfen
schließen,schließen,Bar,befestigen,Schloss,Bolzen,Taste (oben),Spange,Klinke
opelet => Opelet, opel => Opel, opeidoscope => Opeidoskop, opec => OPEC, ope => öffnen,
