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opened its doors

opened its doors is the simple past and past participle of open its doors.

Meaning of open its doors

Verb

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

  1. To begin operating.
    • Gay and Lesbian Health (GLH), which opened its doors in August as an outpatient mental health and substance abuse counseling agency specializing in substance abuse among lesbians and gay men, announced April 4 that the facility had closed, effective March 31.1989 April 15, Judy Harris, “Lesbian and Gay Health Closes”, in Gay Community News, page 3
  2. To allow or invite outside influence, investment or immigration.
    • China opened its doors in the 1970s.

Questions about opened its doors

What is opened its doors the simple past and past participle of?
Opened its doors is the simple past and past participle of open its doors.

Words near opened its doors in the dictionary

  1. opened a can of whoop ass
  2. opened a can of whoop-ass
  3. opened a can of whup ass
  4. opened doors
  5. opened fire
  6. opened its doors
  7. opened one's big mouth
  8. opened one's bowels
  9. opened one's heart
  10. opened one's legs
  11. opened one's mind

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