| Definition of 'open up' |
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1. (verb) open, open up
cause to open or to become open
"Mary opened the car door"
2. (verb) open, open up
become available
"an opportunity opened up"
3. (verb) open, open up
make available
"This opens up new possibilities"
4. (verb) pioneer, open up
open up an area or prepare a way
"She pioneered a graduate program for women students"
5. (verb) open, open up
start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning
"open a business"
6. (verb) open, open up
become open
"The door opened"
7. (verb) open up
talk freely and without inhibition
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1. open up
to open a door, window, etc.
We opened up all the windows.
2. open up
to start a new business
We've opened up three new stores across the state.
3. open up
to make sth possible
A higher degree can open up many more career opportunities.
4. open up
to start to be willing to talk about sth private
He wouldn't talk at first, but he gradually opened up.
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Sense: to open (a shop etc)
I open up the shop at nine o'clock every morning.
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 Afrikaans: open, oopmaak |
 Arabic: يَفْتَح |
 Bulgarian: откривам |
 Brazilian: abrir |
 Czech: otevřít |
 German: öffnen |
 Danish: åbne |
 Greek: ανοίγω (π.χ. για κατάστημ |
 Spanish: abrir |
 Estonian: avama |
 Farsi: باز کردن |
 Finnish: avata |
 French: (s')ouvrir |
 Hebrew: לִפתוֹחַ |
 Hindi: ध्यान में लाना |
 Croatian: otvoriti |
 Hungarian: megnyit |
 Indonesian: membuka |
 Icelandic: opna |
 Italian: aprire |
 Japanese: 開ける |
 Korean: 개업하다 |
 Lithuanian: atidaryti |
 Latvian: atvērt |
 Malay: membuka |
 Dutch: open doen |
 Norwegian: lukke opp,åpne |
 Polish: otworzyć |
 Persian: باز کردن |
 Pashto: پرانيستل، خلاص كول |
 Portuguese: abrir |
 Romanian: a (se) deschide |
 Russian: открывать |
 Slovak: otvoriť |
 Slovenian: odpreti |
 Serbian: otvoriti |
 Swedish: öppna |
 Thai: เปิดร้าน |
 Turkish: açmak |
 Taiwanese: 開業 |
 Ukrainian: відчиняти |
 Urdu: کھولنا |
 Vietnamese: mở cửa (hàng) |
 Chinese: 开业 |
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