"open the door" meaning in English

See open the door in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: opens the door [present, singular, third-person], opening the door [participle, present], opened the door [participle, past], opened the door [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} open the door (third-person singular simple present opens the door, present participle opening the door, simple past and past participle opened the door)
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see open, door.
    Sense id: en-open_the_door-en-verb-M6x-I1ns
  2. (idiomatic) To allow access or facilitate. [with to or for ‘someone/something’] Tags: idiomatic Translations (allow access or facilitate): lasciare campo libero (Italian)
    Sense id: en-open_the_door-en-verb-2ata8mPQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Italian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 87 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of 'allow access or facilitate': 1 99

Inflected forms

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