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The correct spelling is opens.
How to pronounce opens
/ˈəʊ.pənz/
verbIPA: /ˈəʊ.pənz/
Say it like: Ope-ns
The correct spelling is opens. 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.”
Meanings
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.
noun
- 1.(with the) Open or unobstructed space; an exposed location.
- 2.(with the) Public knowledge or scrutiny; full view.
- 3.A defect in an electrical circuit preventing current from flowing.
- 4.A sports event in which anybody can compete
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