Translate opening | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of opening
noun
1an aperture or gap, especially one allowing access:she peered through one of the smaller openings
2a beginning; an initial part:Maya started tapping out the opening of her story the occasion of a play, exhibition, public building, etc. being declared open or ready for use, marked by a celebratory gathering or ceremony. Chess a recognized sequence of moves at the beginning of a game. an attorney’s preliminary statement of a case in a court of law. an open piece of ground in a wooded area; a clearing:I reached an opening in the forest
3an opportunity to achieve something:they seem to have exploited fully the openings offered an available job or position:an opening for a professional engineer in the public works department
adjective
[attributive] coming at the beginning of something; initial:she stole the show with her opening remark
