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Opened   /ˈoʊpənd/   Listen
adjective
opened  adj.  
1.
Having the covering skin pulled back; used of mouth or eyes; as, his mouth slightly opened. Opposite of closed. (Narrower terms: agape(predicate), gaping, yawning; agaze, staring; round-eyed, wide)
Synonyms: open.
2.
Having the seal broken so as to reveal the contents; as, the letter was already opened.
Synonyms: open.


verb
Open  v. t.  (past & past part. opened; pres. part. opening)  
1.
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. "And all the windows of my heart I open to the day."
2.
To spread; to expand; as, to open the hand.
3.
To disclose; to reveal; to interpret; to explain. "The king opened himself to some of his council, that he was sorry for the earl's death." "Unto thee have I opened my cause." "While he opened to us the Scriptures."
4.
To make known; to discover; also, to render available or accessible for settlements, trade, etc. "The English did adventure far for to open the North parts of America."
5.
To enter upon; to begin; as, to open a discussion; to open fire upon an enemy; to open trade, or correspondence; to open an investigation; to open a case in court, or a meeting.
6.
To loosen or make less compact; as, to open matted cotton by separating the fibers.
To open one's mouth, to speak.
To open up, to lay open; to discover; to disclose. "Poetry that had opened up so many delightful views into the character and condition of our "bold peasantry, their country's pride.""


Open  v. i.  
1.
To unclose; to form a hole, breach, or gap; to be unclosed; to be parted. "The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the company of Abiram."
2.
To expand; to spread out; to be disclosed; as, the harbor opened to our view.
3.
To begin; to commence; as, the stock opened at par; the battery opened upon the enemy.
4.
(Sporting) To bark on scent or view of the game.





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"Opened" Quotes from Famous Books



... way, Miriam sped swiftly toward Jarima's poor home, and knocked gently at the door. It was opened by the eldest of the three children, and forcing a purse of money into his brown ...
— Dyke Darrel the Railroad Detective - Or, The Crime of the Midnight Express • Frank Pinkerton
... while on his bed dressed, when his steward opened the door and according to instructions gravely pronounced the one word, "Danger." At the same time the herald of this message, as fraught with large significance as it was laconic, turned on the electric light. Frederick jumped to a sitting posture, and was ...
— Atlantis • Gerhart Hauptmann
... unto me and I will draw near unto you: seek me diligently and ye shall find me; ask and ye shall receive; knock and it shall be opened unto you; ...
— Principles of Teaching • Adam S. Bennion
... he told, 'that our first mounts proved not very good, only, at a farm on the way, we were able to replace them with better. Our ride was across rough country, innocent of roads, but we reached our destination just as the campaign opened for the day. I waited a minute to master the state of parties, then galloped straight between them, and called out "Stop! Stop!" Amazed at my appearance, they just shouted along their ranks "Te Kuwana"—the Maori effort to ...
— The Romance of a Pro-Consul - Being The Personal Life And Memoirs Of The Right Hon. Sir - George Grey, K.C.B. • James Milne
... the door, and opened it several inches, showing a mass of disheveled hair, and cheeks that had traces of ...
— Dave Porter At Bear Camp - The Wild Man of Mirror Lake • Edward Stratemeyer


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