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Meaning 1
Outdoors.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- I find I can breathe more easily when I'm out in the open.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
in the open
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Meaning 2
Easily visible; out of shelter or concealment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- I got a clear photo of them when they finally came out in the open.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: under cover, undercover
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Meaning 3
Known to various people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Now that everyone knows, I'm glad it's finally out in the open.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
34 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: a la serena — outdoors
- Chinese Mandarin: 在戶外 /在户外 (zài hùwài) — outdoors
- Dutch: in de open lucht — outdoors
- Dutch: onder de blote hemel — outdoors
- Finnish: ulkona — outdoors
- Finnish: ulkoilmassa — outdoors
- French: au grand air — outdoors
- French: à la belle étoile — outdoors
- German: unter freiem Himmel — outdoors
- Hungarian: szabadban — outdoors
- Icelandic: á berangri — outdoors
- Irish: faoin spéir — outdoors
- Italian: all'aperto — outdoors
- Italian: all'aria aperta — outdoors
- Italian: a cielo aperto — outdoors
- Polish: pod gołym niebem — outdoors
- Polish: na dworze — outdoors
- Russian: на приро́де (na priróde) — outdoors
- Russian: на откры́том во́здухе (na otkrýtom vózduxe) — outdoors
- Ukrainian: про́сто не́ба (prósto néba) — outdoors
- Welsh: yn yr awyr agored — outdoors
- Chinese Mandarin: 公開露面 /公开露面 (gōngkāi lòumiàn) — easily visible
- Finnish: näkyvissä — easily visible
- Finnish: näkyviin — easily visible
- French: à découvert — easily visible
- Polish: jawnie — easily visible
- Polish: otwarcie — easily visible
- Spanish: al descubierto — easily visible
- Chinese Mandarin: 公開 /公开 (gōngkāi) — known to various people
- Finnish: avoin — known to various people
- Finnish: julkinen — known to various people
- French: au grand jour — known to various people
- Polish: jawnie — known to various people
- Polish: otwarcie — known to various people