to open

To open it's a verb which comes from the Latin word aperīre. The dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) recognizes more than thirty meanings of the term.

The action to open may consist of move a window or door sash away from its frame. In a broader sense, opening something involves remove what it closes with, releasing the content or allowing access to its interior.

Opening a door consists of separating the leaf from the frame.

Open a door

In its most elementary meaning, opening a door involves separating the leaves from its frame. This can sometimes be done simply by pushing or pulling to rotate it on its hinges, pins or hinges.

If the door has a bolt, latch or lock, to open it it is necessary disengage or unlock the mechanism in the right way. Many times, in this context, a wrench to open (unlock) and close (lock) the door.

Similarly, you can open a drawer, a trunk, etc. and thus have the possibility of reaching what they keep inside.

Uncover a bottle

The idea to open is also used with respect to remove the lid or stopper from a container or container. A bottle, a jar or a jar, to name a few possibilities, can be opened.

Suppose a young man buys a bottle of soda (soda or soda). To open such a bottle and drink the product, you must twist the cap or remove it accordingly.

To open a bottle, you have to uncover it.

Open body parts

The notion of open is used in various ways when applied to parts of the body. Open the eyes, for example, is achieved by separate the eyelids: "When the alarm went off, I was so asleep that it was hard for me to open my eyes".

Open the legs and open arms, meanwhile, requires put distance between the limbs in question. For open hands, you have to make the fingers are extended and not flexed on themselves.

If a Deep cut on the skinOn the other hand, it can be said that the place where the injury occurred was opened: "I never imagined that, when I slipped, I was going to open my pear", "Be careful with the knife, you can open your hand".

Synonym of doing

In certain contexts, open can be used as a synonym for do. Typically, this meaning is linked to some type of infrastructure work, although it can also refer to boring or drilling something.

"The pioneers dedicated themselves to opening several roads to connect the town with other localities", "By opening the channel, navigation in the region was facilitated" and "I'm going to open another hole in the belt to make it bigger." are expressions that appeal to this meaning.

Other uses of the concept

As you can see, opening has very different uses. It can also be used to name start an activity or found or establish a institution: "The winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature will be in charge of opening the book fair", "The president promised to open five schools during the next semester.".

Create a bank account and be in front of a column or row They are also mentioned as opening: "Tomorrow I'm going to go to the bank to open a checking account", "The parents of the victim are going to open the march that will go from Congress to the Government House".