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open
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ?'p?n, IPA(key): /???.p?n/
- (US) enPR: ?'p?n, IPA(key): /?o?.p?n/
- Rhymes: -??p?n
Etymology 1
From Middle English open, from Old English open (“open”), from Proto-Germanic *upanaz (“open”), from Proto-Indo-European *upo (“up from under, over”). Cognate with Scots apen (“open”), Saterland Frisian eepen (“open”), West Frisian iepen (“open”), Dutch open (“open”), Low German open, apen (“open”), German offen (“open”), Danish åben (“open”), Swedish öppen (“open”), Norwegian Bokmål åpen (“open”), Norwegian Nynorsk open (“open”), Icelandic opinn (“open”). Compare also Latin supinus (“on one's back, supine”), Albanian hap (“to open”). Related to up.
Adjective
open (comparative more open, superlative most open)
- (not comparable) Not closed
- able to be accessed
- able to have something pass through or along it.
- 1908, Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows, Chapter 2
- The open road, the dusty highway […]
- 1908, Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows, Chapter 2
- (of a body part) not covered, showing what is inside
- Not physically drawn together, closed, folded or contracted; extended
- Each, with open arms, embraced her chosen knight.
- (not comparable) Actively conducting or prepared to conduct business.
- (comparable) Receptive.
- (not comparable) Public
- (not comparable) Candid, ingenuous, not subtle in character.
- 1731-1735, Alexander Pope, Moral Essays
- with aspect open, shall erect his head
- The French are always open, familiar, and talkative.
- 1731-1735, Alexander Pope, Moral Essays
- (mathematics, logic, of a formula) Having a free variable.
- (mathematics, topology, of a set) Which is part of a predefined collection of subsets of , that defines a topological space on .
- (graph theory, of a walk) Whose first and last vertices are different.
- (computing, not comparable, of a file, document, etc.) In current use; mapped to part of memory.
- (business) Not fulfilled.
- Not settled or adjusted; not decided or determined; not closed or withdrawn from consideration.
- (music, stringed instruments) Of a note, played without pressing the string against the fingerboard.
- (music, wind instruments) Of a note, played without closing any finger-hole, key or valve.
- Not of a quality to prevent communication, as by closing waterways, blocking roads, etc.; hence, not frosty or inclement; mild; used of the weather or the climate.
- (law, of correspondence) Written or sent with the intention that it may made public or referred to at any trial, rather than by way of confidential private negotiation for a settlement.
- (phonetics) Uttered with a relatively wide opening of the articulating organs; said of vowels.
- (phonetics) Uttered, as a consonant, with the oral passage simply narrowed without closure.
- (phonetics, of a syllable) That ends in a vowel; not having a coda.
- (computing, education) Made public, usable with a free licence and without proprietary components.
- (medicine) Resulting from an incision, puncture or any other process by which the skin no longer protects an internal part of the body.
- (computing, used before "code") Source code of a computer program that is not within the text of a macro being generated.
Synonyms
- (not closed): accessible, unimpeded
- (ending in a vowel): free
- (with a free license and no proprietary components): free
Antonyms
- (accessible): closed, shut
- (law): without prejudice
- (ending in a vowel): closed, checked
- (with a free license and no proprietary components): closed-source, proprietary
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English openen, from Old English openian (“to open”), from Proto-Germanic *upan?n? (“to raise; lift; open”), from Proto-Germanic *upanaz (“open”, adjective). Cognate with Saterland Frisian eepenje (“to open”), West Frisian iepenje (“to open”), Dutch openen (“to open”), German öffnen (“to open”), Danish åbne (“to open”), Swedish öppna (“to open”), Norwegian Bokmål åpne (“to open”), Norwegian Nynorsk and Icelandic opna (“to open”). Related to English up.
Verb
open (third-person singular simple present opens, present participle opening, simple past and past participle opened)
- (transitive) To make something accessible or allow for passage by moving from a shut position.
- (transitive) To make (an open space, etc.) by clearing away an obstacle or obstacles, in order to allow for passage, access, or visibility.
- (transitive) To bring up, broach.
- (transitive) To enter upon, begin.
- (transitive) To spread; to expand into an open or loose position.
- (transitive) To make accessible to customers or clients.
- (transitive) To start (a campaign).
- (intransitive) To become open.
- (intransitive) To begin conducting business.
- (intransitive, cricket) To begin a side's innings as one of the first two batsmen.
- (intransitive, poker) To bet before any other player has in a particular betting round in a game of poker.
- (transitive, intransitive, poker) To reveal one's hand.
- (computing, transitive, intransitive, of a file, document, etc.) To load into memory for viewing or editing.
- (obsolete) To disclose; to reveal; to interpret; to explain.
- 1622, Francis Bacon, The History of the Reign of King Henry the Seventh
- The king opened himself to some of his council, that he was sorry for the earl's death.
- 1622, Francis Bacon, The History of the Reign of King Henry the Seventh
Synonyms
- (to make accessible): unseal
- (to bring up): raise
- (to enter upon): start; see also Thesaurus:begin
- (to disclose): bare; see also Thesaurus:reveal
Hyponyms
- (to make accessible): crack (open a bit)
Antonyms
- (to make accessible): bare, shut
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 3
From Middle English open (“an aperture or opening”), from the verb (see Etymology 2 above). In the sports sense, however, a shortening of “open competition”.
Noun
open (plural opens)
- (with the) Open or unobstructed space; an exposed location.
- (with the) Public knowledge or scrutiny; full view.
- (electronics) A defect in an electrical circuit preventing current from flowing.
- A sports event in which anybody can compete
Derived terms
Translations
Anagrams
- Nope, nope, peno-, peon, pone
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch openen, from Middle Dutch ?penen, from Old Dutch opanon, from Proto-Germanic *upan?n?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /????.p?n/
Verb
open (present open, present participle openende, past participle geopen)
- (transitive) to open
Related terms
- oop
Catalan
Etymology
From English open.
Noun
open m (plural open or òpens)
- (sports) open
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?o?.p?(n)/
- Hyphenation: open
- Rhymes: -o?p?n
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch ?pen, from Old Dutch opan, from Proto-Germanic *upanaz.
Adjective
open (comparative opener, superlative openst)
- open, not closed
- Antonyms: gesloten, dicht, toe
- open for business
- Antonyms: gesloten, dicht
- open, receptive
- Antonym: gesloten
Inflection
Antonyms
- gesloten
Derived terms
- openbaar
- openbaren
- openen
- opener
- opening
- openlijk
Descendants
- Afrikaans: oop
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
open
- first-person singular present indicative of openen
- imperative of openen
Anagrams
- nope
Finnish
Noun
open
- genitive singular of ope
French
Etymology
Borrowed from English open.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?.p?n/
Noun
open m (plural opens)
- open; open tournament
Further reading
- “open” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch opan, from Proto-Germanic *upanaz.
Adjective
?pen
- open, not closed
- open, accessible
- freely accessible, public
Inflection
This adjective needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
- ?penen
Descendants
- Dutch: open
- Afrikaans: oop
- Limburgish: aop
Further reading
- “open”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929) , “open (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, ?ISBN, page II
Middle English
Alternative forms
- opyn, ope
Etymology
From Old English open, from Proto-Germanic *upanaz.
Adjective
open (comparative more open, superlative most open)
- open
- 14th c. Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales. General Prologue: 9-11.
- And smale foweles maken melodye,
- That slepen al the nyght with open eye-
- (So priketh hem Nature in hir corages);
- And many little birds make melody
- That sleep through all the night with open eye
- (So Nature pricks them on to ramp and rage)
- 14th c. Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales. General Prologue: 9-11.
Related terms
- open-ers
- openly
Descendants
- English: open (obsolete ope)
- Scots: appen, apen
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse opinn, from Proto-Germanic *upanaz. Compare Danish åben, Icelandic opinn, Swedish öppen, Dutch open, Low German apen, open, German offen, West Frisian iepen, English open.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²o?p?n/
Adjective
open (masculine and feminine open, neuter ope or opent, definite singular and plural opne, comparative opnare, indefinite superlative opnast, definite superlative opnaste)
- open
Related terms
- opna, opne
See also
- åpen (Bokmål)
References
- “open” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *upanaz. Originally a past participle of Proto-Germanic *?pan? (“to lift up, open”). Akin to Old English ?p (“up”). Cognate with Old Frisian open, opin, epen (West Frisian iepen), Old Saxon opan, open (Low German apen, open), Dutch open, Old High German offan, ofan, ophan (German offen), Old Norse opinn (Danish åben, Norwegian open, Swedish öppen).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?o.pen/
Adjective
open
- open
Declension
Derived terms
- openl??
Descendants
- Middle English: open, opyn, ope
- Scots: appen, apen
- English: open
Plautdietsch
Adjective
open
- open
Spanish
Etymology
From English open.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?open/, [?o.p?n]
Noun
open m (plural opens or open)
- (sports) open
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unsuspicious
English
Etymology
From un- +? suspicious.
Adjective
unsuspicious (comparative more unsuspicious, superlative most unsuspicious)
- Not suspicious; not suspecting, unaware (of something).
- 1671, John Milton, Samson Agonistes, lines 1630-1635,[1]
- […] he his guide requested
- (For so from such as nearer stood we heard),
- As over-tired, to let him lean awhile
- With both his arms on those two massy pillars,
- That to the arched roof gave main support.
- He unsuspicious led him; […]
- 1748, Samuel Richardson, Clarissa, Volume I, Letter 34,[2]
- Unsuspicious of her danger, the lamb’s throat will hardly shun thy knife!—O be not thou the butcher of my lambkin!
- 1815, Jane Austen, Emma, Chapter ,[3]
- For a moment or two nothing was said, and she was unsuspicious of having excited any particular interest, till she found her arm drawn within his, and pressed against his heart […]
- 1850, Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter, Introductory,[4]
- Whenever such a mischance occurred—when a waggon-load of valuable merchandise had been smuggled ashore, at noonday, perhaps, and directly beneath their unsuspicious noses—nothing could exceed the vigilance and alacrity with which they proceeded to lock, and double-lock, and secure with tape and sealing-wax, all the avenues of the delinquent vessel.
- 1868, Louisa May Alcott, Little Women, Volume I, Chapter 9,[5]
- For, innocent and unsuspicious as she was, she could not help understanding the gossip of her friends.
- 1671, John Milton, Samson Agonistes, lines 1630-1635,[1]
- Not arousing suspicion.
- 1995, Robin Finn, “Horse Show; Equestrians Facing Competition and Lingering Scandal,” The New York Times, 30 October, 1995,[6]
- The skeletons in this sport’s hitherto unsuspicious closet belong to upward of a dozen top-notch show jumpers, all insured for $50,000 to $250,000, all killed by a hitman-for-hire in an insurance-fraud scheme perpetrated by some of the most sterling names in the business.
- 2004, A. Heidenreich and V. Ravery, “Preoperative imaging in renal cell cancer,” Abstract, in World Journal of Urology, 22(5), November 2004,[7]
- The involvement of the adrenal gland can be accurately predicted by CT scans or MRI, allowing an adrenal sparing approach in the case of unsuspicious findings.
- 2014, Simon Jenkins, “This Grand Inquisition won’t find ‘the truth’ of child sex abuse,” The Guardian, 8 July, 2014,[8]
- One of May’s inquiries is a “review of reviews”, occasioned by the loss of the files. This was investigated by the Home Office a year ago and found to be unsuspicious.
- 1995, Robin Finn, “Horse Show; Equestrians Facing Competition and Lingering Scandal,” The New York Times, 30 October, 1995,[6]
Derived terms
- unsuspiciously
- unsuspiciousness
Translations
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