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I. open ['əʊpən] ADJ

1. open (not closed):

open book, container, eyes, garment, door, window
open flower
open map
wide open
to burst open bag, case
to push sth open
to push sth open (violently)

2. open pred (for customers, visitors):

open shop, bar, museum

3. open (not yet decided):

open case, decision, question
open case, decision, question
open ticket

4. open (not enclosed):

open
to be in the open air
on the open road

5. open (accessible to all):

open
open
to have open access to sth

6. open (not concealed):

open resentment
open scandal

7. open pred (frank):

open person
open person
to be open with sb

8. open pred (willing to accept):

to be open to sth

9. open (available):

open
open
open offer

10. open pred (exposed):

open
open
open MIL
to be open to attack
to be open to doubt

11. open SPORTS:

open

12. open SPORTS (unprotected):

open game, style of play

13. open (letting in air):

open
open

Phrases:

to be an open book person
to be an open book thing

II. open ['əʊpən] N

1. open no pl (out of doors):

[out] in the open

2. open no pl (not secret):

to bring sth out into the open

3. open SPORTS (competition):

Open

III. open ['əʊpən] VB intr

1. open (from closed):

open
open

2. open (give access):

to open onto sth door

3. open cafe, shop, museum:

open

4. open (start):

open piece of writing or music, story
open film

5. open (become visible):

open

6. open (start new business):

open
open
počinjati perf i imperf

IV. open ['əʊpən] VB trans

1. open (change from closed):

open book, bottle, box, magazine, mouth, newspaper, window
open curtains

2. open (begin):

open meeting, rally
to open fire MIL

3. open (set up):

open bank account
open business

4. open (for customers, visitors):

open shop, museum

5. open (declare ready for use):

open building

6. open (break new ground):

open

Phrases:

to open sb's eyes to sb/sth
to open the floodgates [to sb/sth]

open 'pris·on N Brit

open prison

open-'mind·ed ADJ

open-'end·ed ADJ

open-ended
open-ended
open-ended question

open-'mouthed ADJ

1. open-mouthed pred (with open mouth):

open-mouthed

2. open-mouthed attr (shocked):

open-mouthed

open 'cred·it N no pl

open credit

wide-'open ADJ

1. wide-open (undecided):

wide-open

2. wide-open (vulnerable, exposed):

wide-open
wide-open

I. open out VB intr

1. open out (move apart):

open out

2. open out (unfold):

open out map
open out flower
open out flower

3. open out:

open out (grow wider) street, river
open out (grow bigger)
open out group
okrenuti // okretati into - ka

4. open out (become more confiding):

open out person
to open out to sb

II. open out VB trans (unfold)

to open out ⇄ a folding bed [or Am cot]
to open out ⇄ a newspaper

open-'plan ADJ

open-plan room:

force open VB trans

force open
force open door, window
Present
Iopen
youopen
he/she/itopens
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Past
Iopened
youopened
he/she/itopened
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Present Perfect
Ihaveopened
youhaveopened
he/she/ithasopened
wehaveopened
youhaveopened
theyhaveopened
Past Perfect
Ihadopened
youhadopened
he/she/ithadopened
wehadopened
youhadopened
theyhadopened