open

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7 now that she's opening her own place.

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Definitions36

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Quick take

a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water; "finally broke out of the forest into the open"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of open gathered in one view.

noun

a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water; "finally broke out of the forest into the open"

noun

where the air is unconfined; "he wanted to get outdoors a little"; "the concert was held in the open air"; "camping in the open"

noun

a tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for open.

noun

a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water; "finally broke out of the forest into the open"

noun

where the air is unconfined; "he wanted to get outdoors a little"; "the concert was held in the open air"; "camping in the open"

noun

a tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play

noun

information that has become public; "all the reports were out in the open"; "the facts had been brought to the surface"

verb

cause to open or to become open; "Mary opened the car door"

verb

start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning; "open a business"

verb

become open; "The door opened"

verb

begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc.; "He opened the meeting with a long speech"

verb

spread out or open from a closed or folded state; "open the map"; "spread your arms"

verb

make available; "This opens up new possibilities"

verb

become available; "an opportunity opened up"

verb

have an opening or passage or outlet; "The bedrooms open into the hall"

verb

make the opening move; "Kasparov opened with a standard opening"

verb

afford access to; "the door opens to the patio"; "The French doors give onto a terrace"

verb

display the contents of a file or start an application as on a computer

adjective

affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed; "an open door"; "they left the door open"

adjective

affording free passage or access; "open drains"; "the road is open to traffic"; "open ranks"

adjective

with no protection or shield; "the exposed northeast frontier"; "open to the weather"; "an open wound"

adjective

open to or in view of all; "an open protest"; "an open letter to the editor"

adjective

used of mouth or eyes; "keep your eyes open"; "his mouth slightly opened"

adjective

not having been filled; "the job is still open"

adjective

accessible to all; "open season"; "an open economy"

adjective

not defended or capable of being defended; "an open city"; "open to attack"

See also: assailable, undefendable, undefended

adjective

(of textures) full of small openings or gaps; "an open texture"; "a loose weave"

adjective

having no protecting cover or enclosure; "an open boat"; "an open fire"; "open sports cars"

adjective

(set theory) of an interval that contains neither of its endpoints

adjective

not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought; "an open question"; "our position on this bill is still undecided"; "our lawsuit is still undetermined"

See also: undecided, undetermined, unresolved

adjective

not sealed or having been unsealed; "the letter was already open"; "the opened package lay on the table"

adjective

without undue constriction as from e.g. tenseness or inhibition; "the clarity and resonance of an open tone"; "her natural and open response"

adjective

ready or willing to receive favorably; "receptive to the proposals"

adjective

open and observable; not secret or hidden; "an overt lie"; "overt hostility"; "overt intelligence gathering"; "open ballots"

adjective

not requiring union membership; "an open shop employs nonunion workers"

adjective

possibly accepting or permitting; "a passage capable of misinterpretation"; "open to interpretation"; "an issue open to question"; "the time is fixed by the director and players and therefore subject to much variation"

adjective

affording free passage or view; "a clear view"; "a clear path to victory"; "open waters"; "the open countryside"

adjective

openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness; "his candid eyes"; "an open and trusting nature"; "a heart-to-heart talk"

adjective

ready for business; "the stores are open"

Example sentences

7 now that she's opening her own place.

I will keep my ears open for you in case any of my friends would be a good fit for your position.

Not being able to request features for free doesn't make it against the "spirit of open source".

Android is no longer meaningfully open, other than a years old core of basic functions.

[1]If you want to come talk to the MongoDB team, both our offices hold open office hours[2] where you can come and talk to the actual development teams.

I searched a bit and it appears as if 1024 is also inspired by Threes, so my game is probably the last of a long chain of clones :PThe code is also open-source.

But the vendors sometimes tell hospitals that they cannot update FDA- approved systems, leaving those systems open to potential attacks.

They've made some fundamentally non-open choices, particularly around their mobile platform.

I grew to avoid movies labeled with the Starz logo, and my heart would sink when a feature would open with one, because I knew the experience was fleeting and I wouldn't be able to enjoy the content later.

If by "if-by-whiskey" you mean the fallacious, flip-flopping, cowardly practice of pandering, then certainly I am against it. But, if when you say "if-by-whiskey" you mean the circumspect, open-minded, responsive practice of consideration, then I am certainly for it. This is my stand.

Federal prosectors added nine new felony counts against well-known coder and activist Aaron Swartz, who was charged last year for allegedly breaching hacking laws by downloading millions of academic articles from a subscription database via an open connection at MIT. Ortiz today: Ultimately, any sentence imposed would have been up to the judge.

One of the peculiar attributes of Amazon's action against us is that it was well publicized within Amazon -- and was apparently a result of outrage by a high-ranking executive after he learned that the former AWS engineer not only was working for a competitor, but had the gumption to open source a technology that he developed here.