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open

Main Entry: ¹open

Function: transitive verb

Language: English

1 : abrir <open the door : abre la puerta>
2 uncover : destapar
3 unfold : desplegar, abrir
4 clear : abrir (un camino, etc.)
5 inaugurate : abrir (una tienda), inaugurar (una exposición, etc.)
6 initiate : iniciar, entablar, abrir <to open the meeting : abrir la sesión> <to open a discussion : entablar un debate>

intransitive verb

1 : abrirse
2 begin : empezar, comenzar

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