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opens the batting

opens the batting is the third-person singular simple present indicative of open the batting.

Meaning of open the batting

Verb

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

  1. To be one of a pair of cricketers (batsmen) that start a side's innings, who are also known as the opening pair or openers.
  2. (idiomatic) By extension, to commence proceedings (in general, not just in cricket).

Questions about opens the batting

What is opens the batting the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Opens the batting is the third-person singular simple present indicative of open the batting.

Words near opens the batting in the dictionary

  1. opens one's mouth
  2. opens out
  3. opens Pandora's box
  4. opens someone's eyes
  5. opens the ball
  6. opens the batting
  7. opens the door
  8. opens the floodgates
  9. opens the kimono
  10. opens the range
  11. opens up

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