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open
/oh-pən/

adj.

1.
Def.: napuwasan; nalukatan
MS: napuwasan; nalukatan
If something is open, you can go into it, see into it, or take something out of it.
The bottle is already open.
Ka butilya napuwasan e.

vt.

2.
Def.: egpuwas, eglukat
MS: egpuwas; eglukat
If you open something, you move part of it so that you can go into it, see into it, or take something out of it.
She opened the box and looked inside.
Please open the door.

vi.

3.
Def.: egkalukatan; egkapuwasan
MS: egkalukatan; egkapuwasan
If something opens, it moves so that it is open.
The door opened slowly.

adj.

4.
Def.: nabekal; nabekad; nabukelè
MS: nabekal; nabekad; nabukelè
If something such as a book or your hand is open, you can see the middle of it, because the outside parts of it are not close together.

vt.

5.
Def.: egbukelas; egbukalkal
MS: egbukelas; egbukalkal
If you open something such as a book or your hand, you move the outside parts so that you can see the inside parts.
Please open your books.

vi.

6.
Def.: egbukelè
MS: egbukelè
If something opens, the outside parts move so that you can see the inside parts.
The flower opened slowly in the sun.

adj.

7.
Def.: maawang
MS: maawang
An open area does not have a lot of buildings or trees, so there is a lot of space.
It's easy to make a farm on this land, because it is quite open.

vt.

8.
Def.: egbunsud ne eglulukat
MS: egbunsud ne eglulukat
If you open something such as a shop, a bank account or a conversation), you start it.
He opened a shop at the crossing.

adj.

9.
Def.: egkeyimu
MS: egkeyimu
If something is open to someone, they can do that thing.
That job is only open to females.
Ka sika ne trabahu egkeyimu rè te me malitan.

adj.

10.
Def.: meutas-utas
MS: meutas-utas
If you are open about something, you don't hide it or lie about it.
She is very open about her feelings.
Amana ne meutas-utas sikandin te eggeramen din.
If you are not happy about something, please be open about it, because it's much better to tell me.
Sem.Dom.: GSL0151-0175
Status: ready

Last updated: 14/Jul/2012