| VERB | contact | open up, open | cause to open or to become open |
|---|---|---|---|
| change | open up, open | become available | |
| change | open up, open | make available | |
| creation | open up, pioneer | open up an area or prepare a way / way | |
| social | open up, open | start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning | |
| contact | open up, open | become open | |
| communication | open up | talk / talk freely and without inhibition |
| Meaning | Cause to open or to become open. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Model | They want to open up the doors | |
| Synonym | open | |
| Cause to | open, open up | Become open |
| Narrower | break open | open with force |
| click open | open with a clicking sound | |
| gap, breach | make an opening or gap in | |
| lance | open by piercing with a lancet | |
| pry, prise, prize, lever, jimmy | To move or force, especially in an effort to get something open | |
| reopen | open again or anew | |
| unbar | Remove a bar from (a door) | |
| unbolt | undo the bolt of | |
| uncork | Draw the cork from (bottles) | |
| unlock | open the lock of | |
| unseal | break the seal of | |
| Opposite | close, shut | Move so that an opening or passage is obstructed |
| Spanish | abrir, estrenar | |
| Catalan | estrenar, obrir | |
| Meaning | Become available. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Synonym | open | |
| Caused by | open, open up | make available |
| Broader | arise, come up | Result or issue / issue |
| Spanish | abrirse, desarrollarse, estrenar, iniciarse | |
| Catalan | desenvolupar-se, estrenar, iniciar-se, obrir-se | |
| Meaning | make available. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonym | open | |
| Cause to | open, open up | Become available |
| Broader | yield, give, afford | Be the cause or source of |
| Spanish | abrir, desarrollar, hacer disponible, iniciar | |
| Catalan | desenvolupar-se, iniciar-se, obrir-se | |
| Meaning | open up an area or prepare a way / way. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | pioneer | |
| Broader | introduce, innovate | Bring something new to an environment / environment |
| See also | open | begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals / recitals / recitals / recitals / recitals, etc. |
| Spanish | innovar | |
| Catalan | innovar, ser capdavanter | |
| Meaning | start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s something | |
| Model | The business is going to open up | |
| Synonym | open | |
| Narrower | establish, set up, found, launch | Set up or found |
| Opposite | close up, close, fold, shut down, close down | Cease to operate or cause to cease operating |
| Spanish | abrir, encender, poner en funcionamiento | |
| Catalan | engegar, obrir | |
| Meaning | Become open. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Model | The doors open up | |
| Synonym | open | |
| Caused by | open, open up | Cause to open or to become open |
| Narrower | fly open | Come open suddenly |
| unfasten | Become undone or untied | |
| Broader | change state, turn | Undergo a transformation or a change of position or action |
| Opposite | close, shut | Become closed |
| Spanish | abrirse, abrir | |
| Catalan | descloure, desenganxar, destapar-se, obrir | |
| Meaning | talk / talk freely and without inhibition. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Model | Sam and Sue open up | |
| Broader | talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise | Express in speech |
| Opposite | close up, clam up, dummy up, shut up, belt up, button up, be quiet, keep mum | refuse to talk / talk or stop talking / talking |
| Spanish | abrirse | |
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