open – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of open

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to open onto sth
Participle: opened onto sth
Gerund: opening onto sth

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Iopen onto sth
youopen onto sth
he;she;itopens onto sth
weopen onto sth
youopen onto sth
theyopen onto sth

Perfect

Ihave opened onto sth
youhave opened onto sth
he;she;ithas opened onto sth
wehave opened onto sth
youhave opened onto sth
theyhave opened onto sth

Past

Iopened onto sth
youopened onto sth
he;she;itopened onto sth
weopened onto sth
youopened onto sth
theyopened onto sth

Pluperfect

Ihad opened onto sth
youhad opened onto sth
he;she;ithad opened onto sth
wehad opened onto sth
youhad opened onto sth
theyhad opened onto sth

Future

Iwill open onto sth
youwill open onto sth
he;she;itwill open onto sth
wewill open onto sth
youwill open onto sth
theywill open onto sth

Future Perfect

Iwill have opened onto sth
youwill have opened onto sth
he;she;itwill have opened onto sth
wewill have opened onto sth
youwill have opened onto sth
theywill have opened onto sth

Subjunctive

Present

Iopen onto sth
youopen onto sth
he;she;itopen onto sth
weopen onto sth
youopen onto sth
theyopen onto sth

Perfect

Ihave opened onto sth
youhave opened onto sth
he;she;ithave opened onto sth
wehave opened onto sth
youhave opened onto sth
theyhave opened onto sth

Imperfect

Iopened onto sth
youopened onto sth
he;she;itopened onto sth
weopened onto sth
youopened onto sth
theyopened onto sth

Pluperfect

Ihad opened onto sth
youhad opened onto sth
he;she;ithad opened onto sth
wehad opened onto sth
youhad opened onto sth
theyhad opened onto sth

Conditional

Present

Iwould open onto sth
youwould open onto sth
he;she;itwould open onto sth
wewould open onto sth
youwould open onto sth
theywould open onto sth

Perfect

Iwould have opened onto sth
youwould have opened onto sth
he;she;itwould have opened onto sth
wewould have opened onto sth
youwould have opened onto sth
theywould have opened onto sth

Imperative

youopen onto sth
weLet's open onto sth
youopen onto sth

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam opening onto sth
youare opening onto sth
he;she;itis opening onto sth
weare opening onto sth
youare opening onto sth
theyare opening onto sth

Perfect

Ihave been opening onto sth
youhave been opening onto sth
he;she;ithas been opening onto sth
wehave been opening onto sth
youhave been opening onto sth
theyhave been opening onto sth

Past

Iwas opening onto sth
youwere opening onto sth
he;she;itwas opening onto sth
wewere opening onto sth
youwere opening onto sth
theywere opening onto sth

Pluperfect

Ihad been opening onto sth
youhad been opening onto sth
he;she;ithad been opening onto sth
wehad been opening onto sth
youhad been opening onto sth
theyhad been opening onto sth

Future

Iwill be opening onto sth
youwill be opening onto sth
he;she;itwill be opening onto sth
wewill be opening onto sth
youwill be opening onto sth
theywill be opening onto sth

Future Perfect

Iwill have been opening onto sth
youwill have been opening onto sth
he;she;itwill have been opening onto sth
wewill have been opening onto sth
youwill have been opening onto sth
theywill have been opening onto sth

Conditional

Present

Iwould be opening onto sth
youwould be opening onto sth
he;she;itwould be opening onto sth
wewould be opening onto sth
youwould be opening onto sth
theywould be opening onto sth

Perfect

Iwould have been opening onto sth
youwould have been opening onto sth
he;she;itwould have been opening onto sth
wewould have been opening onto sth
youwould have been opening onto sth
theywould have been opening onto sth

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'open'

abandon, abduct, abear, aberr, abject, abord, abort, abound, abraid, abray, abrook, abscind, abscond, absist, absorb, abstain, abstract, accend, accent, accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'open'

omen, ope, openm, pen, aken, amen, ape, cope, cosen, cowen,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

to enter upon
begin
to disclose
reveal
to take the first step into something
begin, commence, go, inchoate, initiate, originate, rock and roll, start
to show and display that which was hidden
bare, bewray, expose, lay bare, nake, reveal, show, uncloak, uncover, unfold, unveil

Additional Information

Etymology

1. Adjective from Middle English open, from Old English open (“open”), from Proto-West Germanic *opan, from Proto-Germanic *upanaz (“open”), from Proto-Indo-European *upo (“up from under, over”).
2. Cognates
3. * Scots apen (“open”)
4. * Saterland Frisian eepen (“open”)
5. * West Frisian iepen (“open”)
6. * Cimbrian offe (“open”)
7. * Dutch open (“open”)
8. * German offen (“open”)
9. * Vilamovian ufa, uffa (“open”)
10. * Yiddish אָפֿן (ofn, “open”)
11. * Danish åben (“open”)
12. * Icelandic opinn (“open”)
13. * Norwegian Bokmål åpen (“open”)
14. * Norwegian Nynorsk open (“open”)
15. * Swedish öppen (“open”)
16. Compare also Latin supinus (“on one's back, supine”), Albanian hap (“to open”). Related to up.
17. Verb from Middle English openen, from Old English openian (“to open”), from Proto-West Germanic *opanōn, from Proto-Germanic *upanōną (“to raise; lift; open”), from Proto-Germanic *upanaz (“open”, adjective). Cognate with Saterland Frisian eepenje (“to open”), West Frisian iepenje (“to open”), Dutch openen (“to open”), German öffnen (“to open”), Danish åbne (“to open”), Swedish öppna (“to open”), Norwegian Bokmål åpne (“to open”), Norwegian Nynorsk and Icelandic opna (“to open”). Related to English up.
18. Noun from Middle English open (“an aperture or opening”), from the verb. In the sports sense, however, a shortening of “open competition”. See: Scots 'apen', Dutch 'open', German, old spelling 'offen', Wymysorys 'ufa', Albanian 'hap', Middle English 'openen', Old English 'openian', Proto-Germanic '*upanōną', Frisian, Saterlandic 'eepenje', Dutch 'openen', German, old spelling 'öffnen', Danish 'åbne', Swedish 'öppna', Norwegian 'åpne', Icelandic 'opna', English 'up'.

Verbs referencing "open"

Tok Pisin op, Albanian hap, German, old spelling öffnen, Norwegian, nynorsk opna, Danish åbne.

Sample Sentences

  • CHAPTER I GOING AWAY I SHALL never forget the one-fourth serious and three-fourths comical astonishment, with which, on the morning of the third of January eighteen-hundred-and-forty-two, I opened the door of, and put my head into, a ‘state-room ’ on board the Britannia steam-packet, twelve hundred tons burthen per register, bound for Halifax and Boston, and carrying Her Majesty 's mails. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] too, actively engaged in producing clean sheets and table-cloths from the very entrails of the sofas, and from unexpected lockers, of such artful mechanism, that it made one 's head ache to see them opened one after another, and rendered it quite a distracting circumstance to follow her proceedings, and to find that every nook and corner and individual piece of furniture was something else besides [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • Here the door opened, and a small quadroon boy, between four and five years of age, entered the room. There was something in his appearance remarkably beautiful and engaging. His black hair, fine as floss silk, hung in [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] with their own baggage, and stumbling over other people 's; disposing themselves comfortably in wrong cabins, and creating a most horrible confusion by having to turn out again; madly bent upon opening locked doors, and on forcing a passage into all kinds of out-of-the-way places where there is no thoroughfare; sending wild stewards, with elfin hair, to and fro upon the breezy decks on [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] Suddenly I see them spring into the air, and behold the looking-glass, which is nailed to the wall, sticking fast upon the ceiling. At the same time the door entirely disappears, and a new one is opened in the floor. Then I begin to comprehend that the state-room is standing on its head. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] friends, for the payment of about twenty pounds English for their first year 's board and instruction, and ten for the second. ‘After the first year, ’ say the trustees, ‘an account current will be opened with each pupil; he will be charged with the actual cost of his board, which will not exceed two dollars per week; ’ a trifle more than eight shillings English; ‘and he will be credited with the [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • Communicating with their apartment was a large closet, opening by a door into the outer passage. When Mrs. Shelby had dismissed Eliza for the night, her feverish and excited mind had suggested the idea of this closet; and she had hidden herself there, and, with [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • Each ward in this institution is shaped like a long gallery or hall, with the dormitories of the patients opening from it on either hand. Here they work, read, play at skittles, and other games; and when the weather does not admit of their taking exercise out of doors, pass the day together. In one of these [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] Chloe, starting up and hastily drawing the curtain. “ My sakes alive, if it an't Lizy ! Get on your clothes, old man, quick ! — there's old Bruno, too, a pawin round; what on airth ! I 'm gwine to open the door. ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • There was great running and ejaculating, and opening and shutting of doors, and appearance of faces in all shades of color in different places, for about a quarter of an hour. One person only, who might have shed some light on the matter, was entirely [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • is opened at the Diamant Bank in Panama City. Thirty-three days after the Fed, (Den of Thieves 2: Pantera)
  • Vivi, you have to tell her. [Lucero] What? [ door opens ] (Desire)
  • But I need this one. [ door opens ] [door closes] [Mary] Really? (Nobody Wants to Shoot a Woman)
  • I shall keep your life safe! Let's go! Here is your laptop. I haven't even opened it. (Nunakuzhi)
  • Delete it yourself. He hasn't even opened it. You got us worried for no reason. (Nunakuzhi)