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on . ly 1 © / 'ounli/ adjective, adverb
with no others
She's the only girl in her class.
and no one or nothing else; no more than
I invited twenty people to the party, but only five came. We can't have dinner now. It's only four o'clock! We only waited five minutes.
if only
words you use to say that you wish something would happen or be true If only he would call.
on • ly 2 / ounli / conjunction
( informal ) but
I like this bag, only it's too expensive.
on • ly child / ,ounli ' tjaild / noun [ count ] ( plural on • ly chil • dren / ,ounli ' tjildrsn / ) a person who has no brothers or sisters I'm an only child.
ОП .tO © / 'anto ; 'antu / preposition
to a place on someone or something The bottle fell onto the floor. The cat jumped onto the table.
on • Ward/ ' anwsrd / (also on • wards / ' anwsrdz / ) adverb
and after
From September onward it usually gets a lot colder.
forward
The soldiers marched onwards until they came to a bridge. oops / ups / exclamation
a word you say when you have, or almost have, a small accident, or when you break something, etc. Oops! Are you ok?
ooze / uz / verb ( ooz • es , ooz • ing , oozed )
If a thick liquid oozes from something, it comes out slowly
Blood was oozing from the wound.
to show a lot of a particular quality
She walked into the party oozing confidence.
o • paque / ou 'peik / adjective
If something is opaque , you cannot see through it a special piece of opaque glass
—ANTONYM transparent
. pen 1 Ф / 'оирэп / adjective
not closed, so that people or things can go in or out Leave the windows open.
The book lay open on the table. an open box
able to be used or done; available The bank is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The competition is open to all children under the age of 14.
not hiding your thoughts and feelings She's a very open person.
away from towns and people; with not many buildings or trees
We were in open country.
not yet decided
"Where should we go on Friday?" "Let's leave it open." in the open air
outside
We had our lunch in the open air.
. pen 2 Ф/ 'оирэп / verb
( o • pens , o • pen • ing , o • pened )
to move, or to move something, so that something is not closed or covered
The door opened and a man came in. It was hot, so I opened a window. Open your eyes! Open your books to page 10.
to make it possible for people to enter a place Banks don't open on Sundays.
The president opened the new hospital.
to start something; to start I'd like to open a bank account.
How do you open a file in this program? The story opens with a murder.
—ANTONYM close , shut
open up to talk about what you feel and think It took him a long time to really open up to me.
o • pen3 / ' oupэn / noun
out in the open
outside
Children need to play out in the open. into the open
not hidden or secret
They intend to bring their complaints out into the open.
open-air / |Oupэn ' er / adjective
not inside a building an open-air concert
