open
/ˈoʊ·pən/ v [I/T] (BEGIN)Definition
› to begin something or cause it to begin: [T] I would like to open the meeting by asking each of you to introduce yourself. [M] They’re opening up a new restaurant in about a month. [I] The film opens (= will be shown for the first time) next week. opening /ˈoʊ·pə·nɪŋ/ adj [not gradable] › He made some opening remarks, then introduced the main speaker.
(Definition of open v (BEGIN) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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