öffnen
/ˈœfnən/ verb A1- to open (to make something accessible or allow for passage by moving from a shut position) · Das Kind öffnete die Fenster. The child opened the windows.
- to open (to make accessible to customers or clients)
- to open (to load into memory for viewing or editing)
- to open, get, or answer the door
- to open (to become open)
- to open up (to), confide (in) (to reveal oneself; share personal information about oneself)
Verb forms
- Infinitive
- öffnen
- Present (er)
- öffnet
- Präteritum (er)
- öffnete
- Perfekt (er)
- hat geöffnet
- Infinitive with zu
- zu öffnen
From the library
Um sechs Uhr öffnet seine Frau die Tür des Ladens, und die ersten Kunden warten bereits draußen.
Margarete Lindner öffnete selbst, musterte ihn und führte ihn wortlos in einen Salon, in dem ein schwarzer Flügel stand.
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