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open

/ˈəʊpən/OH-puhn
/ˈoʊpən/OH-puhn

Meaningraised up, open

Common meaning: not closed

Journey through time

  1. Old EnglishopensourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishopensource
  3. Englishopen‘not closed’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English open ‘raised up, open’.

Roots

  • open Old English “raised up, open”

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