"open out" meaning in English

See open out in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: opens out [present, singular, third-person], opening out [participle, present], opened out [participle, past], opened out [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} open out (third-person singular simple present opens out, present participle opening out, simple past and past participle opened out)
  1. To expand, to widen, to unwrap, unfold or uncover, to spread out from a compact state. Translations (to expand or widen): tāwaewae (Māori), whakakaupeka (Māori), kaupeka (Māori), tūhāngai (Māori)

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "to expand or widen",
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