open out

open out
phrasal verb
Word forms "open out":
present tense I/you/we/they open out he/she/it opens out present participle opening out past tense opened out past participle opened out
1) [intransitive] if a path or passage opens out, it becomes wider at the end
open out into:

The alleyway opened out into a courtyard behind the houses.

2) [intransitive/transitive] if something opens out, or if you open it out, it opens from a folded position so that you can see its shape

The buds on the trees were starting to open out.

She opened the map out on the table.

3) [intransitive/transitive] if a discussion opens out, or if you open it out, it becomes more general or it starts to include more subjects

He tried to open out the conversation.


English dictionary. 2014.

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