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open one's mind

open one's mind verb: to become receptive to new ideas and perspectives.

Verb

open one's mind (third-person singular simple present opens one's mind, present participle opening one's mind, simple past and past participle opened one's mind)

  1. (idiomatic) To become receptive to new ideas and perspectives.

Forms of open one's mind

third-person singular presentopens one's mind
present participleopening one's mind
past participleopened one's mind
pastopened one's mind

Questions about open one's mind

What does open one's mind mean?
Open one's mind means to become receptive to new ideas and perspectives.
What part of speech is open one's mind?
Open one's mind is a verb.
What is the past tense of open one's mind?
The past tense of open one's mind is opened one's mind.

Words near open one's mind in the dictionary

  1. open oceans
  2. open one's big mouth
  3. open one's bowels
  4. open one's heart
  5. open one's legs
  6. open one's mind
  7. open one's mouth
  8. open order
  9. open out
  10. open outcry
  11. open outsourcing

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