abrir

From Latin aperīre (“to open”).

• IPA^(key): /aˈbɾiɾ/
• Rhymes: -iɾ
• Syllabification: a‧brir

abrir

1. to open

• abiertu

From Old Galician-Portuguese abrir, from Latin aperīre (“to open”).

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abrir (first-person singular present abro, first-person singular preterite abrín, past participle aberto)
abrir (first-person singular present abro, first-person singular preterite abrim or abri, past participle aberto, reintegrationist norm)

1. (transitive) to open
2. (intransitive, weather) to clear up
3. (intransitive) to dawn

• abrente
• reabrir

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “abrir”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “abrir”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “abrir”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “abrir”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

• “abrir”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
• “abrir” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

Inherited from Latin aperīre (“open”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epo (“of; from”).

• IPA^(key): /a.ˈbɾiɾ/
• Rhymes: -iɾ

abrir

1. to open

• aberto

• Fala: abril
• Galician: abrir
• Portuguese: abrir

• Universo Cantigas - "abrir"

From Old Galician-Portuguese abrir, from Latin aperīre, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epo (“off, from”) + *wer-iō (“open”).

• Hyphenation: a‧brir

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abrir (first-person singular present abro, first-person singular preterite abri, past participle aberto)

1. (transitive) to open
   • 2005, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe (Harry Potter; 6), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 180:

     Se você não abrir a porta, vamos arrombá-la!

     If you are not going to open the door, we will break it down!

2. (transitive, card games, poker) to deal (a card)

• “abrir” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913

Inherited from Old Spanish, from Latin aperīre. Compare English apricate.

• IPA^(key): /aˈbɾiɾ/

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• Rhymes: -iɾ
• Syllabification: a‧brir

abrir (first-person singular present abro, first-person singular preterite abrí, past participle abierto)

1. (transitive, intransitive, reflexive) to open, open up

   Antonym: cerrar

   Por favor abre la ventana, Jorge. ― Please open the window, George.

2. (transitive) to unlock

   Abro la cerradura.

   I unlock the lock.

3. (transitive) to turn on

   Abrió la llave.

   He turned on the faucet.

4. (transitive) to start, open, open up, set up (a business, restaurant, etc.)
5. (transitive) to crack, crack open, to pop (e.g., a safe, a bottle, a coconut)
6. (transitive) to break, break open, (new ground, a game, etc.); to break out (e.g., champagne); to breach
7. (transitive) to spread (one's legs, arms, fingers)
8. (transitive, figurative) to answer (the door)
9. (pronominal) 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.

10. (reflexive, slang) to leave, go away
11. (Latin America, reflexive) to withdraw, back out of

abrir m (plural abrires)

1. the act of opening

• “abrir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy , 2024 December 10

• barrí