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Meaning of open wide | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see open, wide.
  2. To open one's mouth wide, to gape
    idiomatic, intransitive

Equivalents

العربية فغر
Bosanski ha tat
Deutsch aufsperren
हिन्दी फाड़ना
Hrvatski ha tat
Magyar tat
日本語 ぱくり 開け放す
Kurdî ha ha ha ha tat tat
Polski rozdziawiać rozdziawić
Српски ha tat
Українська витріщатися витріщити витріщитися
Tiếng Việt giương ha mở toang thao láo

Examples

“2017, Jennifer S. Holland, For These Monkeys, It’s a Fight for Survival., National Geographic (March 2017)http://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/03/macaques-monkeys-indonesia-endangered-pet-trade/ During my first day in the woods, Raoul, the big alpha male of Rambo II, opened wide to show me his dagger-sharp canines, then sauntered by and swatted my calf with a stick—letting me know my place in the social order. (Low.)”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

open-carried open-carries open-carry open-carrying open-hand open-handed

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