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SPANISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

abrir.

to open, open up

5 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

verb/aˈbɾiɾ/[aˈβ̞ɾiɾ]
  1. to open, open up

    intransitive · reflexive · transitive
    Por favor abre la ventana, Jorge.
  2. to unlock

    transitive
    Abro la cerradura.
  3. to turn on

    transitive
    Abrió la llave.
  4. to start, open, open up, set up (a business, restaurant, etc.)

    transitive
  5. to crack, crack open, to pop (e.g., a safe, a bottle, a coconut)

    transitive
  6. to break, break open, (new ground, a game, etc.); to break out (e.g., champagne); to breach

    transitive
  7. to spread (one's legs, arms, fingers)

    transitive
  8. to answer (the door)

    figuratively · transitive
  9. to open up (to become communicative)

    pronominal
    Lo único que le hizo abrirse a ella fue un beso.
  10. to leave, go away

    reflexive · slang
  11. to withdraw, back out of

    Latin-America · reflexive
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Spanish, from Latin aperīre. Compare English apricate.

noun/aˈbɾiɾ/[aˈβ̞ɾiɾ]
  1. the act of opening

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Spanish, from Latin aperīre. Compare English apricate.

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