# atvērt
## Latvian
### Etymology

From at- +‎ vērt (“to open, to close”). Cognate with Lithuanian atvérti.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [atvɛ̄ːɾt]
* Audio:(file)

### Verb

atvērt (transitive, 1st conjugation, present atveru, atver, atver, past atvēru)
* to open (to move something (door, window, etc.) so as to make the space behind it accessible)
    plaši atvērt priekšnama durvis ― to open the entrance door wide
    lēnām atvērt loga aizvirtņus ― to open the window shutters slowly
    atvērt vēdlogu ― to open the ventilation pane
    atvērt vārtus ― to open the gate
    atvērt lādei vāku ― to open the chest lid
    atvērt priekškaru ― to open the curtain
* to open (to remove the lid or cover of something, so that its interior becomes accessible)
    atvērt kasti ― to open the box
    atvērt konservu kārbu ― to open a can
    atvērts koferis ― an open suitcase
    atvērt vēstuli ― to open the letter
    atvērt testamentu ― to open a will (i.e., make its contents known)
    Toms atvēra somu un Janelis atvēra atvilktni ― Toms opened the bag and Janelis opened the drawer
* (of eyes, mouth) to open
    viņa atvērs acis, ieskatīsies tevī ― she will open (her) eyes (and) will look at you
    “tētis pamodies, klepo...” viņa atvēra muti, parādīdama, kā tēvs cenšas tvert gaisu ― “father woke up, he is coughing...” she opened (her) mouth, showing how (her) father tries to get some air
* (during surgery) to open, to cut open
    uz operācijas galda slimniecei mugurpusē atvēra krūšu kurvi ― on the operation table, they opened the back of the patient's chest
* (of books, papers, etc.) to open (to move the cover so as to make the content behind it readable)
    viņš atvēra Heines dzeju grāmatu ― he opened Heine's poetry book
    Dubravins nosēdās paēnā uz lieveņa un atvēra “Pravdu” ― Dubravins sat down in the shade on the porch and opened (the newspaper) “Pravda”
    kā atvērta grāmata ― like an open book (i.e., very clear, understandable)
* to open (to prepare (a place, a space) and then make it available for use)
    atvērt bērnudārzu ― to open a kindergarten
    atvērt slidotavu ― to open a skating rink
    atvērt jaunu šūšanas darbnīcu ― to open a new sewing workshop
    atvērt veikalus pilsētas jaunajos rajonos ― to open stores in a city's new districts
    progresīvā skolotāja Celma dabūjusi atļauju atvērt meiteņu vidusskolu ― the progressive teacher Celma has obtained permission to open a new girls' high school
* (of exhibitions, expositions) to open (to allow access to the public for the first time)
    nesen Rīgā atvērta latviešu padomju mākslinieku kārtējā izstāde ― in Rīga the current exhibition of Latvian Soviet artists (is) open
* to open (to make accessible, to allow the use of something, some place)
    veikals būs atvērts no pulksten 8 rītā līdz 9 vakarā ― the store will be open from 8 a.m. till 9 p.m.
    atvērt ostu ārzemju kuģiem ― to open the port to foreign vessels
    atvērt ceļus satiksmei ― to open the roads to the traffic
* (figuratively) to open (to make visible, perceivable; to make known)
    grāmata ir vislabākais cilvēka draugs, tā atver visplašākos gara apvāršņu ― the book is man's best friend, it opens the widest horizons of the spirit
* to open (to spread open an object that was folded, collapsed)
    atvērt lietussargu, vēdekli ― to open an umbrella, a fan

#### Derived terms

* atvere
* atvērties
* atvērums