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open

Main Entry:: ¹open
Function:: verb
Language:: English

transitive verb 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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