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thrown open

thrown open is the past participle of throw open.

Meaning of throw open

Verb

throw open (third-person singular simple present throws open, present participle throwing open, simple past threw open, past participle thrown open)

  1. To open to visitors
    • the walkabouts that increasingly characterised royal appearances, the pop concerts at Buckingham Palace, the throwing open of the royal palaces to visitors – even the paying of income tax, and royal podcasts – would have been inconceivable as innovations at the time Elizabeth came to the throne.September 8 2022, Stephen Bates, “Queen Elizabeth II obituary”, in The Guardian

Questions about thrown open

What is thrown open the past participle of?
Thrown open is the past participle of throw open.

Words near thrown open in the dictionary

  1. thrown one's weight behind
  2. thrown oneself at
  3. thrown oneself behind
  4. thrown oneself into
  5. thrown oneself on someone's mercy
  6. thrown open
  7. thrown out
  8. thrown over
  9. thrown pearls before swine
  10. thrown shade
  11. thrown shapes

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