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OPENING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary Meaning of opening in English opening noun uk Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / ˈəʊ.p ə n.ɪŋ / us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / ˈoʊp.nɪŋ / opening noun ( HOLE ) Add to word list Add to word list C2 [ C ] a hole or space that something or someone can pass through: opening in The children crawled through an opening in the fence . Synonyms breach (OPENING) formal chink (CRACK) cleft crack (NARROW SPACE) cranny crevice fissure gap (SPACE) interstice formal slit slot (LONG HOLE) There was a small opening on the side of the box . Tear along the dotted line to create an opening. Water was flooding through an opening in the dam . The rabbit escaped through an opening in the fence . The rain was coming through an opening in the roof . Holes, hollows and dips anti-crack aperture blistered cranny cratering hatch imprint indention interstice jaw ladder leak leaky micropore shaft slot snag spyhole thumbhole void See more results » opening noun ( CEREMONY ) B2 [ C usually singular ] a ceremony at the beginning of an event or activity : official opening of The official opening of the new school will take place next month . grand opening Preparations are under way for the store's grand opening on Thursday . Ceremonies anti-ritualism cauldron cavalcade ceremonial ceremonially guard of honour hara-kiri homage Inauguration Day induct initiate someone into something initiation initiation ceremony initiation into something red carpet rededicate rededication remember requiem troop See more results » opening noun ( BEGINNING ) B2 [ C usually singular ] the beginning of something: The opening of the novel is amazing . the start of something beginning Let's go back to the beginning. Can you tell me when you arrived at the crime scene? start I didn't like him from the very start. end This is it – the end of the tour. opening The opening of the ceremony was marred by protest. commencement What is the commencement date of their contract? kick-off What time is the kick-off for the banquet and show? See more results » [ C ] the beginning of a game of chess : If you want to get anywhere in chess , you have to study the various openings. The opening of the film contains a famous chase sequence . The play's opening introduces the audience to the main characters . The play has been performed with different openings. The director filmed two different openings to the movie . His letters always had a charming opening. Beginnings and starts a baptism of/by fire idiom advent baptism beginning birth clean slate fresh go/be back to square one idiom inauspicious start inception initiation institution introduction starter starting date starting point starting time the thin end of the wedge idiom thin trigger See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Board games opening noun ( OPPORTUNITY ) [ C ] a job or an opportunity to do something: an opening for There's an opening for an editorial assistant in our department . Synonyms opportunity vacancy Compare Situations Vacant UK There are several openings in the firm for suitably qualified applicants . Since qualifying as a teacher he's been unable to find an appropriate opening. An opening for a sales assistant is being advertised in the local paper . She's looking for an opening into the fashion business . Her retirement has created an opening for a new head of department . Opportunity another/a second bite at/of the cherry idiom at every opportunity at the earliest opportunity be in with a shout idiom fish foot given half a/the chance idiom going golden opportunity have a field day idiom have a go inch iron opportunity of doing something pass someone by phrasal verb platform room for manoeuvre idiom scope the American dream the run of something idiom See more results » opening adjective [ before noun ] uk Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / ˈəʊ.p ə n.ɪŋ / us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / ˈoʊp.nɪŋ / C1 happening at the beginning of an event or activity : her opening remarks the opening night Opposite closing opening act the first act (= a person or group that performs a short piece in a show) : The fans are there to see the headliner. They don't want to see an opening act . The music should have been louder , but it was an interesting opening act nonetheless . something that happens before something else and gives an idea of what it might be like: Tanks were ordered into the capital as the opening act in a halfhearted coup attempt . This week was the opening act , but the real drama is yet to unfold . I did a few opening gags about the band that had been on before me. Her clever opening gambit gave her an early advantage . "I hear you're a friend of Jamie's, " was her opening gambit . It was the song's opening line , a series of profanities , that caused the record to be banned on the radio station . In his opening salvo the speaker fiercely attacked the government's record on healthcare . Starting and beginning be in the first flush of idiom be/get in on the ground floor idiom become begin branch out phrasal verb ground level grow half-cock hansel here motion sail in phrasal verb start (something) off phrasal verb start on something phrasal verb start out phrasal verb start/set/get the ball rolling idiom starting the ground floor waste wheel See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Entertainers in general Beginnings and starts (Definition of opening from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) opening | American Dictionary opening noun [ C ] us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / ˈoʊ·pə·nɪŋ / opening noun [C] ( READINESS FOR USE ) Add to word list Add to word list the first time a continuing event is officially ready for the public : A huge crowd turned out for the opening of the new show. opening noun [C] ( BEGINNING ) the beginning of something: The opening of the symphony is by far the best part . opening noun [C] ( ACCESS ) a hole or space : The children crawled through an opening in the fence . opening noun [C] ( AVAILABILITY ) an available position or job : I hear you have an opening in sales . (Definition of opening from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) opening | Business English opening noun uk Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / ˈəʊpənɪŋ / us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio Add to word list Add to word list [ C or U ] COMMERCE an occasion when a new store , restaurant , etc. starts doing business : A week after the opening of the restaurant , cars were queueing up all along the street . Pre-tax profits rose , with new store openings running , on average , at three a month . a grand/an official opening The store is still committed to its grand opening in October . an opening ceremony Compare closing noun [ U ] COMMERCE the amount of time that a store , restaurant , etc. is open : One worker at the store criticized the problems caused by 24-hour opening . Our hours of opening are 8am to 6pm. Most stores have late opening in the run-up to Christmas . Compare closing noun [ C ] HR , WORKPLACE a job that is available : an opening for sth They have openings for carpenters and electricians . The company has about 50 job openings . [ C ] the opportunity to do something: The failure of this project has left an opening in the market . [ C or U ] STOCK MARKET , FINANCE the beginning of business for the day on a stock market , or the level of prices at the beginning of its business day : The deal was announced ahead of the stock market opening. a strong/weak opening A weak opening on the US markets intensified London selling . Compare closing noun [ S ] COMMERCE ( also opening-up ) a situation in which a country allows more foreign trade and investment than it did before: opening to sth Since China's opening to the outside world in 1978, the market economy system has been almost entirely established . opening of sth It is hoped that the agreement will pave the way for an opening of American borders . [ S ] COMMERCE ( also opening-up ) a situation in which a country makes jobs , markets , etc. available to more people than before: the opening of sth Because of the opening of electric power markets in the US, many new opportunities presented themselves closer to home . opening adjective [ before noun ] uk Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / ˈəʊpənɪŋ / us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio coming near the beginning of a speech , event , activity , etc.: opening comments/remarks The speaker will make a few opening remarks . Compare closing adjective STOCK MARKET , FINANCE coming at the beginning of business for the day on a stock market : The Dow Jones quickly turned an opening 53-point rise into a 162-point loss . Compare closing adjective (Definition of opening from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) What is the pronunciation of opening ? Translations of opening in Chinese (Traditional) 孔, 洞, 開口… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 孔, 洞, 开口… See more in Spanish abertura, inauguración, principio… See more in Portuguese abertura, brecha, início… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian फट, मोकळीक, उद्घाटन… See more オープニングの式（開会式、開店祝い等）, 始まり, すき間… See more delik, açıklık, yarık… See more premier/-iére, ouverture [feminine], vacance [feminine] de poste… See more inauguració, començament, obertura… See more opening, begin, werkgelegenheid… See more ஏதோ ஒன்று அல்லது ஒருவர் கடந்து செல்லக்கூடிய ஒரு துளை அல்லது இடம், ஒரு நிகழ்வு அல்லது செயல்பாட்டின் தொடக்கத்தில் நடத்தப்படும் ஒரு விழா, ஏதோ ஒன்றின் ஒரு ஆரம்பம்… See more खुली जगह, (किसी घटना या गतिविधि का) उद्