: remaining available for use or filling until canceled
an open order for more items
f
: available for future purchase
these items are in open stock
g
: available for breeding : not now pregnant
an open heifer
h
computers: not proprietary: available to third party developers
But while IBM pushes Notes, a proprietary technology created in the 1980s, a raft of new and much smaller rivals is plying the "open" technology of the 1990s: software on the World Wide Web, the fastest growing part of the Internet. Bart Ziegler
liable implies a possibility or probability of incurring something because of position, nature, or particular situation.
liable to get lost
open stresses a lack of barriers preventing incurrence.
a claim open to question
exposed suggests lack of protection or powers of resistance against something actually present or threatening.
exposed to infection
subject implies an openness for any reason to something that must be suffered or undergone.
all reports are subject to review
prone stresses natural tendency or propensity to incur something.
prone to delay
susceptible implies conditions existing in one's nature or individual constitution that make incurrence probable.
very susceptible to flattery
sensitive implies a readiness to respond to or be influenced by forces or stimuli.
unduly sensitive to criticism
Example Sentences
Adjective The door suddenly swung open. You left the blinds wide open. The meat was roasted over an open fire. I was so tired that I couldn't keep my eyes open. Don't chew with your mouth open. staring with her eyes wide open There's already an open jar of pickles in the refrigerator. They kept the road open throughout the winter. Verb This door is hard to open. “Open the door!” shouted the police officer. Would you mind if I opened a window? The car door opened and a beautiful woman stepped out. The door opened and closed so quietly that I didn't notice he had come in the room. This drawer is stuck. It just won't open! She comes home, turns on the TV, and starts opening her mail. She opened her eyes and smiled at me. I opened my umbrella and stepped out into the rain. “Open your mouth wide for me,” said the dentist. Noun a daguerreotype of a cowboy whose face is roughened from a hard life in the openSee More
Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
This type of welcome offer is one FanDuel won’t keep open for very long. Xl Media, cleveland, 11 Sep. 2022 Lamont said Connecticut weathered the early months of the COVID-19 crisis by keeping open manufacturers, construction work, parks, beaches and golf courses. Stephen Singer, Hartford Courant, 11 Sep. 2022 Season 5 leaves plenty of threads open to follow in the future, and all of them are good ones. Evan Romano, Men's Health, 11 Sep. 2022 Some Google employees say Google’s culture has grown less open.WIRED, 11 Sep. 2022 Robinson was arrested on Nov. 23 after both women’s bodies were found in an open lot in a commercial district in Harrisonburg. Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2022 With a pro-republic Labor Party government in power, Australia’s constitutional ties to the British monarchy will again be open to debate for the first time since change was rejected in a 1999 referendum. Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News, 11 Sep. 2022 DeMint went on to win the open seat by nearly 10 percentage points, a margin typical in recent South Carolina statewide elections. Meg Kinnard, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Sep. 2022 On Saturday’s no-frills, open-lit stage, Clapton served up his distinct licks and Stratocaster tones joined by a band that included several longtime accompanists. Brian Mccollum, Detroit Free Press, 11 Sep. 2022
Verb
The team plans to open with eight different beers and will likely go up to 12, with eight core beers and four rotating seasonals. Emma Balter, Chron, 12 Sep. 2022 Phipps Plaza owner Simon Property Group on Monday announced Hermès will open a new boutique at the posh Buckhead mall. Zachary Hansen, ajc, 12 Sep. 2022 The full slate of River Center dining options is to open in spring 2023. Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 12 Sep. 2022 Typically the Heat talk about playing fast during the preseason, attempt to open seasons doing so, and then, invariably, the turnovers go up and the pace goes down. Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 12 Sep. 2022 Instead of going through the formulaic questioning, the queen paused and asked him to open a box on the table, Roscoe said. Jean-nicholas Fievet, NBC News, 12 Sep. 2022 Meanwhile, Sherman and Thompson had entered into a partnership with the Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board to open a restaurant in a new riverfront park. Carolyn Kormann, The New Yorker, 12 Sep. 2022 Village at Prasada is a new West Valley development located at Loop 303 and Waddell Road that promises to open 700,000 square feet of shops, restaurants and entertainment in fall 2022. Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 12 Sep. 2022 He is tasked with helping the company open a corporate location of the chain in Southern California and secure contracts for 19 franchise stores. Suhauna Hussainstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2022
Noun
The Hargraves said that the big push right now is just to get the restaurant open, but that part of the business model with Celebrity’s is to support community organizations. Stefene Russell, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Sep. 2022 Wisely, though, Lafarge leaves the central question of the novel open. Ella Fox-martens, The Atlantic, 3 Sep. 2022 After marking each one, stitch the slotted areas in a straight vertical line, leaving the top open. Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Aug. 2022 Plopping down on a green velvet couch and adjusting the mic stand before her, Meghan wore a brown-and-white pinstriped blouse from Anthropologie, leaving the neck tie open. Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 23 Aug. 2022 Hinch wanted Soto to challenge Abreu, rather than pitching around him or intentionally walking him with first base open. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 8 July 2022 Sergeant Monti ordered his men to set up a defensive post behind a rock formation, then noticed that Private First Class Brian Bradbury was injured and lying out in the open with the enemy forces advancing. Bryan Marquard, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Aug. 2022 The family circle and gallery is set well back from the balcony line, avoiding the cavernous appearance so often noticeable from the stage, and enabling the occupants of balcony seats to fee out in the open.San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Aug. 2022 Fitted with electronic collars, dogs are turned loose to face off with rattlesnakes, some in cages and some slithering in the open. Jim Carlton, WSJ, 16 Aug. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Adjective, Verb, and Noun
Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German offan open, Old English ūp up
First Known Use
Adjective
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1