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open the door

open the door verb: used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see open, door.

Verb

open the door (third-person singular simple present opens the door, present participle opening the door, simple past and past participle opened the door)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see open, door.
  2. (idiomatic) To allow access or facilitate.
    • the court's decision today opens the door to future partisan manipulations
    • his vacancy opened the door for young people who wanted a position

Forms of open the door

third-person singular presentopens the door
present participleopening the door
past participleopened the door
pastopened the door

Questions about open the door

What does open the door mean?
Open the door means used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see open, door.
What part of speech is open the door?
Open the door is a verb.
What is the past tense of open the door?
The past tense of open the door is opened the door.

Words near open the door in the dictionary

  1. open table
  2. open texture
  3. open the attack
  4. open the ball
  5. open the batting
  6. open the door
  7. open the face
  8. open the floodgates
  9. open the kimono
  10. open the range
  11. open the schools

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