open

open: open¹ adj

1: exposed to general view or knowledge: free from concealment

an open, notorious, continuous, and adverse use of the property

an open and obvious danger

◇ When a defect, hazard, or condition is open such that a reasonable person under the circumstances should have recognized the danger posed by it, a defendant is usu. relieved of liability for failure to warn.

2: not restricted to a particular group or category of participants; specif: enterable by a registered voter regardless of political affiliation

an open primary

3 a: being in effect or operation

an open mine

a bench warrant still open

b: available for use

an open toll road

c: not finally determined, decided, or settled: subject to further consideration

an open question

d: remaining effective or available for use until canceled

an open insurance contract

4: not repressed or regulated by legal controls

a state with open gambling

open² vb opened, open·ing

vt

1: to begin the process of

open the succession

2 a: to make the statement by which the trial of (a case) is begun and put before the court

b: to be the first to speak in summing up or arguing (a case)

3: to restore or recall (as an order, rule, or judgment) from a finally determined state to a state in which the parties are free to prosecute or oppose by further proceedings

vi

1: to begin action: commence on some course or activity

the stock open ed at par

2: to begin the trial of a case

defendant...has the option of presenting an opening statement immediately after plaintiff open s — J. H. Friedenthal et al.

open: I (accessible) adjective allowable, allowed, approachable, attainable, available, defenseless, fit for travel, free of access, free to all, insecure, navigable, obtainable, patere, permitted, pregnable, procurable, public, reachable, securable, susceptible, unbarred, unblocked, undefended, unenclosed, unfenced, unfortified, unguarded, unlocked, unobstructed, unoccupied, unrestricted, unsealed, unshielded, vacated, vulnerable, within reach associated concepts: open account, open market, open shop II (in sight) adjective apertus, apparent, bare, beholdable, blatant, clarus, clear, conspicuous, discernible, discoverable, distinct, evident, exposed, exposed to view, eye-catching, glaring, in full view, manifest, manifestus, marked, noticeable, observable, obvious, outstanding, overt, patent, perceivable, perceptible, perspicuous, plain, prominent, pronounced, recognizable, revealed, salient, seeable, striking, transparent, unclouded, unconcealed, uncovered, undisguised, unhidden, unmistakable, unobstructed, unprotected, unsecluded, unsheltered, unshielded, visible associated concepts: open and notorious possession, open court III (persuasible) adjective acquiescent, amenable, apertus, candidus, flexible, impressible, impressionable, inducible, influenceable, malleable, movable, open-minded, persuadable, pervious, receptive, respondent, responsive, sensitive, simplex, suasible, suggestible, susceptible, swayable, sympathetic, tractable IV (unclosed) adjective adapertus, agape, ajar, coverless, dehiscent, gaping, lidless, patens, patulous, patulus, spacious, spread out, unclogged, uncorked, uncovered, unfastened, unfurled, unlatched, unlocked, unsealed, unshut, unstoppered, wide, yawning V index aleatory (uncertain), apparent (perceptible), available, bare, bona fide, break (separate), candid, commence, conspicuous, denude, direct (forthright), equivocal, establish (launch), evident, explicit, flagrant, generate, honest, impartial, indeterminate, ingenuous, initiate, launch (initiate), liberal (broad minded), liberal (not literal), manifest (adjective), manifest (verb), naive, naked (perceptible), obvious, open-minded, originate, outstanding (unresolved), overt, passable, patent, penetrable, perceivable, perceptible, preface, pullulate, receptive, reveal, scrutable, simple, split, spread, straightforward, suasible, subject (exposed), susceptible (unresisted), unaffected (sincere), unbiased, undecided, unmistakable, unprejudiced, unrestricted, unsettled, vacant, vulnerable

open: v.

(1) To allow access to something.

(2) To create or establish, e.g. a business, bank account, or legal case.

(3) To begin a trial.

adj.

(1) Visible; frank; not hidden or secretive.

(2) Allowing access; not closed.

open: adj.

1 Free from concealment; readily viewable by the public; unobstructed.

2 Apparent; notorious.

3 Not closed, or final; still under consideration.

open: To make accessible, visible, or available; to submit to review, examination, or inquiry through the elimination of restrictions or impediments.

open: To make accessible, visible, or available; to submit to review, examination, or inquiry through the elimination of restrictions or impediments.

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Synonyms:

Unclose, lay open, make open, render free of access, Part, be unclosed, be parted, be sundered, be severed, Unclosed, uncovered / Plain, evident, apparent, laid bare, obvious / Fully prepared, attentive / Undetermined, to be debated, debatable / Spread, expand, Come into view, begin to appear, Expanded, extended, unclosed, spread / Exhibit, explain, interpret, Begin, commence, Frank, unreserved, candid, ingenuous, undisguised, undesigning, artless, undissembling, sincere, guileless, fair, honest, single-minded, above-board, open-hearted, hearty, cordial / Begin, commence, enter upon, initiate, Liberal, generous, munificent, bountiful, open-handed, free, bounteous / Show, bring to knowledge, Exposed, unprotected, undefended / Reveal, disclose, Clear, unobstructed / Make liberal, liberalize, Unenclosed, accessible, public, unrestricted, free to all / Unsettled, not adjusted / Mild, moderate

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