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opened the door

opened the door is the simple past and past participle of open the door.

Meaning of open the 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

Questions about opened the door

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

Words near opened the door in the dictionary

  1. opened out
  2. opened Pandora's box
  3. opened someone's eyes
  4. opened the ball
  5. opened the batting
  6. opened the door
  7. opened the floodgates
  8. opened the kimono
  9. opened the range
  10. opened up
  11. opened up a can of whoop ass

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