open up English

Meaning open up meaning

What does open up mean?

open up

— verb (= open) cause to open or to become open Mary opened the car door

— verb (= open) become available an opportunity opened up

— verb (= open) make available This opens up new possibilities

— verb (= pioneer) open up an area or prepare a way She pioneered a graduate program for women students

— verb talk freely and without inhibition

— verb (= open) become open The door opened

— verb (= open) start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning open a business

Synonyms open up synonyms

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open up English » English

open

clear

unfold

reveal

reclaim

expose

develop

unmask

unlock

spread out

part

open out

vast

unwrap

unroll

unfurl

uncover

unbind

turn on

switch on

stretch out

spread

pioneer

peel

divulge

disclose

cut through

clean

break open

blossom

bloom

yield

widen

unveil

untie

unstuff

unseal

unloosen

unloose

unlace

unfasten

undo

unclog

uncloak

unclip

unclasp

unbuckle

unbrace

unbox

unbolt

Topics open up topics

What do people use open up to talk about?

Language and thought Emotion Feel bad Afraid

Shy, timid

• What words refer to not being shy?
  come out of your shell come out of yourself open up

Examples open up examples

How do I use open up in a sentence?

News and current affairs

Instead, I believe that the most important way to reawaken voters' interest in European elections will be to open up the election of the Commission's President to them, and create a genuinely Europe-wide political debate during the next election campaign.