Meaning of avama | Babel Free

Definitions

1. to open (to move something from a closed, enclosed state to an open state)
   transitive
2. to open (to remove a barrier, an obstacle, to make something passable, to make movement possible)
   transitive
3. to open (to start, switch on or run a device, computer program, etc.)
   transitive
4. to open (to start working, start serving people)
   intransitive
5. to launch (to set something in motion, to put into use, to start something)
   transitive
6. to open (to inaugurate an event, give the opening speech)
   transitive
7. to unveil (to make a monument, memorial plaque or the like visible to the public, by removing the cover)
   transitive
8. to open (to start, set up some accounting, in a sports game, in a bank)
   transitive

Equivalents

Examples

“Proovi faili avada teise programmiga või teises arvutis.”

Try opening the file with another program or on another computer.

“Kauplus avatakse juba kell seitse.”

The shop opens as early as seven o'clock.

“Raamatukogu avab esmaspäeval professor Juri Lotmani büsti.”

The library will unveil the bust of Professor Yuri Lotman on Monday.

CEFR level