open

US /ˈopən/

UK /'əʊpən/

A1

adjective

  • Available for use; accessible
  • Not being hidden; available for others to see
  • Available for use or access.
  • Ready for business; not closed for the day.
  • Candid and frank; not secretive.
  • Being available for customers to enter or use
  • Allowing everyone to use or take part in
  • Not secret anymore
  • Not closed or shut
  • Willing to accept new ideas and thoughts
  • Available; not yet filled or decided.
  • Not covered or blocked; unobstructed.

verb

  • To make accessible or able to be used, e.g. road
  • To start the activities or services of a business
  • To make a space or hole appear in something
  • To move or change so that it is no longer closed
  • To start something, e.g. a new business

other

  • To begin or start.

other

  • To declare or inaugurate.
  • To establish or start (a business, account, etc.).
  • To move (something) from a closed to an open position.

noun

  • Name for a tennis or golf competition