(transitive, intransitive, reflexive) to open, open up
Por favor abre la ventana, Jorge. ― Please open the window, George.
Antonym: cerrar
(transitive) to unlock
Abro la cerradura. ― I unlock the lock.
(transitive) to turn on
Abrió la llave. ― He turned on the faucet.
(transitive) to start, open, open up, set up (a business, restaurant, etc.)
(transitive) to crack, crack open, to pop (e.g., a safe, a bottle, a coconut)
(transitive) to break, break open, (new ground, a game, etc.); to break out (e.g., champagne)
(transitive) to spread (one's legs, arms, fingers)
(transitive, figurative) to answer (the door)
(takes a reflexive pronoun) to open up (to become communicative)
Lo único que le hizo abrirse a ella fue un beso. ― The only thing that made him open up to her was a kiss.
(reflexive, slang) to leave, go away
(Latin America, reflexive) to withdraw, back out of
