opening

nounB1 · Intermediate

Hole or space you can go through.

Meanings of «opening»

1 · noun

hole or space you can go through

The dog found a small opening in the old fence.

2 · noun

an official event that marks the start of something

Many guests came to the opening of the new shop.

Similar: ceremony launchinauguration

3 · noun

an available job or position

There is an opening for a nurse at the clinic.

Similar: vacancy position job

Translation

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«opening» in 17 languages

AR العربية

AZ Azərbaycan

DE Deutsch

ES Español

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FR Français

HI हिन्दी

ID Indonesia

JA 日本語

KO 한국어

PT Português

RO Română

RU Русский

TH ไทย

TR Türkçe

UK Українська

UZ O‘zbek

VI Tiếng Việt

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The difference between similar words

an empty space in or between things

holean empty space in something solidThere is a hole in my sock.

gapan empty space between two thingsMind the gap between the train and the platform.

openinga space you can go or look throughThere is a small opening in the fence.

slota narrow opening for putting something inPut the coin in the slot.

a job that is free to apply for

vacancya job no one has yet; used in job advertsThere is a vacancy for a cook in our cafe.

openinga job available, or a chance to joinThere is an opening in our sales team.

positiona job, seen as a place in a companyShe applied for a position at the bank.

Word family

open A1 · adjectiveopener B1 · nounopening B1 · nounopenly B1 · adverbopenness C1 · noununopened B2 · adjective

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