Dec 9, 2016 · The announcement came during a media preview event before the annual tech show opens, giving South Korean electronics giant an early spotlight in a market where design, …

A wide gap in the polls has opened up between the two candidates. The team won after opening up a 20-point lead in the game. This opens up an important question: why did it happen?

B2 [ T ] If someone, usually someone important, opens a building, event, etc., they officially say that it is ready to be used or to start operating:

If you open something such as a book, an umbrella, or your hand, or if it opens, the different parts of it move away from each other so that the inside of it can be seen.

Affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed. b. Affording unobstructed passage or view: open waters; the open countryside. 2. a. Having no protecting or concealing cover: an open wound; …

The bakery opens early. 7 start an activity [transitive] to start an activity, event, or set of actions The US attorney’s office has opened an investigation into the matter.

The adjective open describes something that's not closed or blocked up, like open curtains that provide a view of the garden outside. Open can also refer to something that's unfastened or parted — an …

to have an opening, passage, or outlet: The room opens into a corridor. (of a building, theater, etc.) to open its doors to the public: The museum opens at one o'clock.

Opens Sentence Examples Door opens out, not in. She opens up for him; more than any other stranger. If she opens her mouth, he either doesn't listen or whacks it shut.

Small shops are worried they'll be put out of business when the supermarket opens. The town hopes to attract many more visitors when the convention center opens.