opening
pronunciation
How to pronounce opening in British English:
UK [ˈəʊpənɪŋ , ˈəʊpnɪŋ]
How to pronounce opening in American English:
US [ˈoʊpənɪŋ , ˈoʊpnɪŋ]
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- Noun:
- an open or empty space in or between things
- a ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise
- becoming open or being made open
- the first performance (as of a theatrical production)
- the act of opening something
- opportunity especially for employment or promotion
- the initial part of the introduction
- a possible alternative
- an aperture or hole opening into a bodily cavity
- a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made
- an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship
- the first of a series of actions
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- Adjective:
- first or beginning
Word Origin
- opening (n.)
- Old English openung "act of opening" (a door, mouth, etc.), "disclosure, manifestation," verbal noun from present participle of open (v.). Meaning "vacant space, hole, aperture, doorway" is attested from c. 1200. Meaning "act of opening (a place, to the public)" is from late 14c. Sense of "action of beginning (something)" is from 1712; meaning "first performance of a play" is 1855; "start of an art exhibit" is from 1905. Sense of "opportunity, chance" is from 1793.
Synonym
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Example
- 1. After opening higher , us stocks extended that rally .
- 2. The chain is opening them in france and austria .
- 3. Just a cheeky opening gambit in a tough negotiation ?
- 4. The financial crisis provided an opening .
- 5. German fears of a transfer union provide the opening .