opening

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Động từ

verb

1.
(form of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of open

Tính từ

adjective

1.
(not comparable)Pertaining to the start or beginning of a series of events.
The opening theme of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony is, perhaps, the most recognizable in all of European art music.
The opening act of the battle for Fort Sumter was the firing of a single 10-inch mortar round from Fort Johnson at 4:30 a.m. on April 12, 1861, by Lt. Henry S. Farley, who acted upon the command of Capt. George S. James, which round exploded over Fort Sumter as a signal to open the general bombardment from 43 guns and mortars at Fort Moultrie, Fort Johnson, the floating battery, and Cummings Point.
2.
(not comparable)(cricket) Of the first period of play, usually up to the fall of the first wicket.
3.
(not comparable)(cricket) Of the batsman who opens the innings or of a bowler who opens the attack.

Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

openings

1.
An act or instance of making or becoming open.
The daily openings of the day lily bloom gives it its name.
He remembered fondly the Christmas morning opening of presents.
2.
A gap permitting passage through.
A salamander darted out of an opening in the rocks.
He slipped through an opening in the crowd.
3.
An act or instance of beginning.
There have been few factory and store openings in the US lately.
Their opening of the concert with Brass in Pocket always fires up the crowd.
4.
Something that is a beginning.
5.
A vacant position, especially in an array.
Are there likely to be any openings on the Supreme Court in the next four years?
6.
An opportunity, as in a competitive activity.
7.
(mathematics) In mathematical morphology, the dilation of the erosion of a set.

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Đồng nghĩa

hole gapcreviceavailabilityslotjob openingavailable time availability, slotunoccupied employment position job openingraise bare start unseal

Trái nghĩa

bare shut

Cùng gốc / liên quan

vernissageopening of an art show vernissage

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Nguồn gốc từ

From Middle English openynge, openande, openand, from Old English openiende, from *opanōndī, from Proto-Germanic *upanōndz, present participle of *upanōną (to open), equivalent to open + --ing. Cognate with iepenjend, openend, öffnend, öppnande, opnandi.