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The correct spelling is opened.
How to pronounce opened
/ˈəʊpənd/
verbIPA: /ˈəʊpənd/
Say it like: Ope-ned
The correct spelling is opened. To make something accessible or allow for passage by moving from a shut position. For example: "Turn the doorknob to open the door."
Usage Examples
“Turn the doorknob to open the door.”
“He opened a path through the undergrowth.”
“I don't want to open that subject.”
Definition
verb
- 1.To make something accessible or allow for passage by moving from a shut position.
- 2.To make (an open space, etc.) by clearing away an obstacle or obstacles, in order to allow for passage, access, or visibility.
- 3.To bring up, broach.
- 4.To enter upon, begin.
- 5.To spread; to expand into an open or loose position.
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