VERBS
- be, gape, lie, stand
- The book lay open in front of him. The door stood open
- burst, clang, creak, fall, fly, judder, sag, swing
- The bag fell open. Suddenly the door flew open. The woman's mouth sagged open. The gate swung open
- remain
- fling sth, flip sth, get sth, prise sth, pull sth, push sth, tear sth, throw sth, wrench sth, yank sth
- She flung the door open and rushed in. She flipped open Chris's diary. He tore the letter open
- have sth, hold sth, keep sth, leave sth
- She held the door open for them
- find sth, see sth
- I found the door open
ADV
- fully, wide
- The door was wide open
- slightly
ADV
- extremely, very
- absolutely, completely, quite
PREP
- about
- She's very open about her mistakes
- with
- I don't think you've been completely open with me
VERBS
- be
- remain, stay
- In spite of the snow, the roads remained open. Some of the supermarkets stay open till ten
- keep sth
- We want to keep the village store open
PREP
- to
- The car park is only open to residents
VERBS
- be
- declare sth
- The Australian premier declared the Olympic Games open
ADV
- officially
- The bridge is officially open now
ADV
- wide
- She opened all the windows wide to let some fresh air in
- slowly
- gingerly
- Fred opened it gingerly and peered inside
- automatically
- The glass doors opened automatically for him
- out, up
- I opened out the map and laid it on the table. 'Open up!' He hammered on the door
VERB + OPEN
- try to
- manage to
- fail to
- Her parachute failed to open
ADV
- formally, officially
- up
- opening up new markets
VERB + OPEN
- be due to, be expected to, be scheduled to
- The museum is due to open next year
- hope to, intend to, plan to, want to, wish to
PHRASES
- newly/recently opened
- the newly opened gallery of Western decorative art