open out
verb
opened out; opening out; opens out
British
: to become less shy and speak more freely
He began to open out about an hour into our date.
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Its skylight en-suite with a sauna opens out to a discreet patio with a hot tub for unwinding.
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Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 3 June 2026
Embarrassment over a vulgar and inept political class seems unlikely to open out into severe introspection among the United States’ intellectual and cultural elites, who are primed to regurgitate the narratives of American exceptionalism.
—Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 2 June 2026
On the lagoon, villas open out onto sweeping wooden decks with opalescent plunge pools, cabanas, floor hammocks that hover over the sea as well as steps that lead right into it.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 June 2026
Teams are already finding solutions to these hybrid defences, triggering a man-to-man phase and then targeting the space that opens out behind it.
—Jon MacKenzie, New York Times, 27 May 2026
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Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 3 June 2026
Embarrassment over a vulgar and inept political class seems unlikely to open out into severe introspection among the United States’ intellectual and cultural elites, who are primed to regurgitate the narratives of American exceptionalism.
—Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 2 June 2026
On the lagoon, villas open out onto sweeping wooden decks with opalescent plunge pools, cabanas, floor hammocks that hover over the sea as well as steps that lead right into it.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 June 2026
Teams are already finding solutions to these hybrid defences, triggering a man-to-man phase and then targeting the space that opens out behind it.
—Jon MacKenzie, New York Times, 27 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for open out
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“Open out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20out. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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