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throws open

throws open is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 throws open

What is throws open the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Throws open is the third-person singular simple present indicative of throw open.

Words near throws open in the dictionary

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

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