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| Voornaamste vertalingen | WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2026: | open adj | (not closed) | open bn | | | The door was open and Mark walked in. | | open adj | (not blocked) | open bn | | | The sewage pipes were open again, once the blockage had been cleared. | | open adj | (not covered) | open, onbedekt bn | | | An open wound is susceptible to infection. | | open⇒ vtr | (door) | opendoen overg.ww | | | She opened the door and walked out of the house. | | open vtr | (move from closed position) | openen, openmaken overg.ww | | | She opened the bottle of wine with a corkscrew. | | open vtr | (envelope, box) | openmaken | | | He opened the box with some scissors. | | open n | (clear space) | open ruimte | | | Put it in the open, so we can all see it among all this clutter. | | open n | (the outdoors) | buitenlucht nw de | | | We slept out in the open last night. We didn't even use a tent. | | open vi | (become open) | openen, open gaan onoverg.ww | | | The door opened by itself. | | open vi | (building: open doors) | open gaan, openen onoverg.ww | | | The theatre opens at three in the afternoon. |
| Aanvullende vertalingen | WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2026: | open adj | (area behind doors) | open bn | | | The theatre was open for anybody to enter. | | open adj | (view: unobstructed) | open, vrij bn | | | From the hilltop one has an open view all the way to the sea. | | open adj | also figurative (arms) | open bn | | | The baby walked into her open arms for a hug. | | open adj | (visible to all) | transparant bn | | | Many people consider open government to be important in a democracy. | | open adj | (undecided) | open bn | | | The issue about the budget is still open. Hopefully, we can close it within the week. | | open adj | (sincere) | open bn | | | Dr. Smith was quite open and honest with us about the risks of surgery. | | open adj | (music: instrument string) | open snaar | | | Play the G chord with open strings on your guitar. | | open adj | (unobstructed) | open, vrij bn | | | The building has an open floor plan with only a few columns. | | open adj | (with gaps) | open, onderbroken bn | | | The troops moved in an open formation. | | open adj | (porous) | poreus bn | | | A sponge has an open surface. | | open adj | (extended, unfolded) | open bn | | | The book is open at chapter three. | | open adj | (not taken) | vrij bn | | | The tennis court is open for an hour this afternoon. Do you want to reserve it? | | open adj | informal, US (unregulated) | ongeregeld bn | | | This is an open town. You can do pretty much what you please here. | | open adj | (not hidden) | openlijk bn | | | The open hostilities shocked the other countries. | | open adj | (phonetics: vowel) | open bn | | | The open 'a' sound is different from the closed 'a'. | | open to [sth] adj + prep | (without cover) | open bn | | | The back of the pickup truck is open to the sky. | | open to [sb] adj + prep | (unrestricted) | open bn | | | | vrij toegankelijk bn | | | Registration is open to everybody. | open to [sth],
open to doing [sth] adj + prep | (accepting) | open bn | | | Martin is open to those of all political persuasions. | | | I'm open to having a discussion about this issue. | | open n | (contest) | open nw de | | | The tennis player played at the French Open. | | open⇒ vi | (give access to) | openen onoverg.ww | | | The door opens to a large courtyard. | | open vi | (begin) | geopend worden onoverg.ww | | | The meeting opened with a speech by the president. | | open vi | (have a passage, outlet) (rivier) | uitmonden onoverg.ww | | | The river opens into the Atlantic south of here. | | open vi | (part) | uiteen gaan, open gaan onoverg.ww | | | The forest opens to reveal a meadow. | | open vi | (flower, petals: unfurl) | openen, opengaan onoverg.ww | | | | zich ontvouwen wk.ww | | | The daylily petals opened at first light. | | open vi | (to expand) | openen, uitstrekken overg.ww | | | He opened his arms wide. | | open vi | (become receptive) | zich ontvankelijk stellen voor, open staan voor onoverg.ww | | | Though he was conservative, he opened his mind to new ideas. | | open vi | (commence) | openen onoverg.ww | | | She opened the seminar with a welcome message for all the people attending. | | open vi | (cards: play first) | uitkomen onoverg.ww | | | OK, you get to open this time. Throw your first card. | | open vtr | (clear) | vrijmaken, banen overg.ww | | | We need to open a path through the woods. | | open vtr | (unfasten) | losmaken overg.ww | | | Open your shirt buttons. It's too hot to wear it all closed up to the neck. | | open vtr | (cut into) | opensnijden overg.ww | | | The doctor opened the patient to perform heart surgery. | | open vtr | (remove blockage) | vrijmaken overg.ww | | | The doctor prescribed a new drug that would help open his arteries. | | open vtr | (make gaps, spaces) | openen, plaats maken, ruimte maken | | | | onderbreken overg.ww | | | The platoon opens ranks as it approaches the target site. | | open vtr | (unfold) | openen, uitvouwen overg.ww | | | He opened the letter and started reading it. | | open vtr | (establish) | openen overg.ww | | | The business was opened over fifty years ago. | | open vtr | (unwrap) | openmaken overg.ww | | | | uitpakken overg.ww | | | She opened the gifts one at a time. | | open vtr | (make accessible) | toegankelijk maken, openen overg.ww | | | The wheelchair ramp opened the shop to a new group of customers. | | open vtr | (cards: make first play) | uitkomen onoverg.ww | | | He opened with a three of clubs. | | open vtr | (reveal) | openbaar maken, blootleggen overg.ww | | | The congressman opened his finances for anyone to see. |
Overeenkomende vermeldingen van de andere kant van het woordenboek | Voornaamste vertalingen | WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2026: | vrij bn | (onafhankelijk, ongedwongen) | free adj | | | | open adj | | | | unrestricted adj | | toegankelijk bn | (men kan binnen) | accessible adj | | | | open adj | | open bn/bw | (niet gesloten) | open adj | | | | unlocked adj | | openlijk bn/bw | (publiek) | open, overt adj | | | | openly, overtly, publicly adv | | iets openen overg. ww | (openmaken) | open vtr | | beginnen overg.ww | (starten, openen) | begin, start vtr | | | | open vtr | | | (formal) | commence vtr | | vrijstaand bn | (sport: niet gedekt) (sports) | open adj | | open bn/bw | (toegankelijk) | open adj | | | | accessible adj | | open bn/bw | (onbepaald) | open adj | | vrij bn | (openhartig, los) | free adj | | | | open adj | | | | frank adj | | open bn/bw | (onbezet) | unoccupied, vacant, open adj | | open bn/bw | (eerlijk) | honest, sincere, open adj | | licht nw het | (openbaarheid) | public, open n |
| Aanvullende vertalingen | WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2026: | geopend bn | (open) | open adj |
| Samengestelde woorden: | WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2026: | de deur openen voor overg. uitdr. | letterlijk (de deur voor iemand/iets open doen) | open the door to v expr | | de deur openen voor overg. uitdr. | figuurlijk (toelaten) (figurative) | open the door to v expr | | de deur openzetten voor overg. uitdr. | letterlijk (de deur openen voor) | open the door to v expr | | de deur openzetten voor overg. uitdr. | figuurlijk (toelaten dat iets gebeurt) (figurative) | open the door to v expr | | de ogen openen voor overg. uitdr. | figuurlijk (bewustmaken van) (figurative) | open your eyes for v expr | | haardvuur nw het | | open fire adj+n | | het vuur openen onoverg. uitdr. | (beginnen te vechten) | open fire v expr | | met open armen bw | figuurlijk (gastvrij, hartelijk) (figurative) | with open arms adv | | | (figurative) | open-armed adv | | met open mond bw | (verbaasd, verrast) | agape adv | | | | open-mouthed adj | | open deur uitdrukking | (vanzelfsprekend) (figurative) | open door adj+n | | open vuur bn+nw het | (vuur in open ruimte) | naked flame n | | | | open fire n | | open water bn+nw de | (water in de open lucht) | open water n | | open wond bn+nw de | (niet geheelde wond) | open wound n | | openstaan voor ww+vz | figuurlijk (welwillend zijn tegenover) | be open to vi + adj + prep | | | | be willing to vi + adj + prep | | openstaan voor kritiek onoverg. uitdr. | (kritiek accepteren) | be open to criticism v expr | | publiek geheim bn+nw het | (eigenlijk door iedereen geweten) | open secret n | | | | public knowledge, common knowledge n | | ter discussie staan onoverg. uitdr. | (nog niet besloten zijn) | be under discussion, be open for discussion v expr | | vlaai nw de | (soort taart) (Dutch pastry) | vlaai n | | | | flan, tart n | | | (US) | open-faced pie n | | VLD afkorting | (politieke partij in België) (Belgian political party) | Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats proper n |
| Vaste combinatie van werkwoord en voorzetsel | WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2026: | open out onto [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (lead to wider area) | uitkomen op, leiden naar ww + vz | | | The doors open out onto a beautiful garden. | | open up vi phrasal | (flower: unfold, unfurl) | zich openen ww | | | This flower bud opens up in the morning and then closes up again in the evening. | | open up vi phrasal | informal (open a door for [sb] to enter) | doe open! tw | | | Open up! Police! | | open up vi phrasal | figurative (share your feelings) (figuurlijk) | gevoelens delen nw + ww | | | She opened up and told me all about her troublesome marriage. | open [sth] up,
open up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (make more accessible) | iets toegankelijker maken woordgr | | | The school has opened up its swimming pool to the wider community. |
| Samengestelde woorden: | WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2026: | break [sth] open vtr + adj | (seal, lock) (zegel) | verbreken overg.ww | | | | openbreken overg.ww | | break [sth] open vtr + adj | figurative (bottle) | ontkurken overg.ww | | cut [sth/sb] open vtr + adj | (body: dissect) | opensnijden overg.ww | | | (lichaam) | ontleden overg.ww | | | The surgeon cut the patient's chest open. | | keep the door open v expr | figurative (allow possibility) (figuurlijk) | de deur openhouden, de deur openlaten nw + ww | | | The Prime Minister said he would like to keep the door open for future negotiations. | | leave the door open for [sb/sth] v expr | figurative (allow possibility, access) (figuurlijk) | de deur openzetten voor onoverg. uitdr. | | | | de mogelijkheid bieden aan overg. uitdr. | | | When the reigning gold medalist fell, she left the door open for her competitors. | | open fire vtr + n | (start shooting) | het vuur openen nw + ww | | | They opened fire as soon as they saw his gun. | | | If you see a wolf, go ahead and open fire. | | open fire n | (fire in unenclosed fireplace) | open vuur bn + nw het | | | There's an open fire in the living room. | | open mind n | (receptive attitude) | open mind nw de | | | | open geest nw de | | | I'm trying to keep an open mind about the issue. | open minded,
open-minded adj | (tolerant, accepting) | onbevooroordeeld, ruimdenkend bn | | Opmerking: hyphen used when term is an adj before the noun | | | When you travel to another country you should be open minded. I try to maintain an open-minded attitude regardless of a person's race or religion. | | open one's heart v expr | figurative (find or show compassion) (figuurlijk) | zijn hart openen frase | | | Open your heart and your wallet. Donate today to the Haiti relief effort! | | open out to [sth] v expr | (be unfolded) | opengaan, openslaan onoverg.ww | | | The foldaway bed opens out to full size. | | open [sth] out vtr + adv | (unfold) | openvouwen overg.ww | | | Lisa put the map on the table and opened it out. | | open secret n | (official secret known to many) | publiek geheim bn + nw het | | | It´s an open secret that she was pregnant when she got married. | | open the way for v expr | figurative (enable) (figuurlijk) | de deur openen voor, de weg vrijmaken voor frase | | open water n | (unenclosed area of water) | open water nw het | | open-water n as adj | (swimming: in unenclosed waters) (in samenstellingen) | open-water- | | | Lisa is taking part in an open-water swimming event. | | open wound n | (injury in which skin is broken) | open wond bn + nw de | | | You should cover that open wound to avoid an infection. | | | He had to spray alcohol on his open wound to prevent infection. | | open your eyes to vtr | (become aware of) (figuurlijk) | de ogen openen voor frase | | | | inzien overg.ww | | | You need to open your eyes to the beauty around you. Open your eyes to how deceitfully she has behaved. | | open your mind to [sth] v expr | (accept possibility) | zich openstellen voor wk.ww + vz | | | (figuurlijk) | zijn ogen openen voor frase | | | Immersing yourself in a different culture can open your mind to new ways of thinking. | | open yourself to criticism v expr | (accept being judged) | openstaan voor kritiek frase | | | | zich openstellen voor kritiek frase | open-air theater (US),
open-air theatre (UK) n | (outdoor auditorium) | openluchttheater nw het | | | They are performing Shakespeare plays at the open-air theatre this summer. | | open-and-shut case n | informal (crime: easily solved) | een uitgemaakte zaak bn + nw de | | open-and-shut case n | informal (matter: easily solved) | een uitgemaakte zaak bn + nw de | | open-door policy n | (politics: free movement) | opendeurpolitiek nw de, ont. | | | | opendeurbeleid nw het | | | The country decided to adopt an open-door economic policy. | | open-heart surgery n | (cardiac operation) | openhartchirurgie nw de, ont. | | | They split his chest open and performed open-heart surgery to replace a faulty valve. | opencast,
open-cast,
US: open-pit adj | UK (mining: with minerals taken from the surface) | bovengronds bn | | | (mijnbouw) | in dagbouw vz+nw | openhanded,
open-handed,
open handed adj | figurative (generous) | gul, vrijgevig bn | | Opmerking: hyphen omitted when term is an adj following a noun | openhanded,
open-handed,
open handed adj | (with hand open flat) | met de vlakke hand bw | openhearted,
open-hearted adj | (sincere or honest) | openhartig bn | | | | eerlijk bn | openhearted,
open-hearted adj | (sympathetic, generous) | hartelijk bn | | | | open bn | | | | gul, vrijgevig bn | | out in the open adj | figurative (knowledge: public) (figuurlijk) | naar buiten vz | | | | openbaar bn | | | | alom bekend bw+bn | | | The fact that he is gay is now out in the open. | | out in the open adv | (outdoors) | in de buitenlucht, buiten bw | | | It's great to be out in the open on a warm spring day! | prize [sth] open,
also UK: prise [sth] open vtr + adj | mainly US (open by levering) | openbreken overg.ww | pry [sth] open,
prize [sth] open (US),
prise [sth] open (UK) vtr + adj | (open [sth] by levering) | openbreken, openwrikken overg.ww | | | (deur) | forceren overg.ww | | with open arms adv | figurative (welcomingly) (figuurlijk) | met open armen bw | | | James greeted me with open arms. |
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