abrir
/aˈbɾiɾ/ verb A1- to open, open up · Por favor abre la ventana, Jorge. Please open the window, George.
- to unlock · Abro la cerradura. I unlock the lock.
- to turn on · Abrió la llave. He turned on the faucet.
- to start, open, open up, set up (a business, restaurant, etc.)
- to crack, crack open, to pop (e.g., a safe, a bottle, a coconut)
- to break, break open, (new ground, a game, etc.); to break out (e.g., champagne); to breach
- to spread (one's legs, arms, fingers)
- to answer (the door)
Verb forms
- Infinitive
- abrir
- Gerund
- abriendo
- Past participle
- abierto
- Present (yo)
- abro
- Preterite (yo)
- abrí
An irregular verb: some of its forms don’t follow the rules, so learn them by heart.
From the library
y una mujer que en las abiertas zanjas
abiertos los balcones
aromas de una rosa que en el rosal se abría,
Sus flores se abrirán;
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