# abrir
## Asturian
### Etymology

From Latin aperīre (“to open”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aˈbɾiɾ/ [aˈβ̞ɾiɾ]
* Rhymes: -iɾ
* Hyphenation: a‧brir

### Verb

abrir
* to open

#### Related terms

* abiertu

## Galician
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [aˈβɾiɾ]
* Audio:(file)

### Verb

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)
* (transitive) to open
* (intransitive, weather) to clear up
* (intransitive) to dawn

#### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

#### Derived terms

* abrente
* reabrir

### References

* 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 [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (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

### Further reading

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

## Old Galician-Portuguese
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /a.ˈbɾiɾ/
* Rhymes: -iɾ

### Verb

abrir
* to open

#### Related terms

* aberto

#### Descendants

* Fala: abril
* Galician: abrir
* Portuguese: abrir

### Further reading

* Universo Cantigas - "abrir"

## Portuguese
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /aˈbɾi(ʁ)/ [aˈbɾi(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /aˈbɾi(ʁ)/ [aˈbɾi(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /aˈbɾi(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /aˈbɾi(ʁ)/ [aˈbɾi(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /aˈbɾi(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐˈbɾiɾ/ [ɐˈβɾiɾ]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐˈbɾiɾ/ [ɐˈβɾiɾ]
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /ɐˈbɾi.ɾi/ [ɐˈβɾi.ɾi]
* Hyphenation: a‧brir
* Audio (Northern Portugal):(file)

### Verb

abrir (first-person singular present abro, first-person singular preterite abri, past participle aberto)
* (transitive) to open
** 2005, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince] (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!
* (transitive, card games, poker) to deal (a card)

#### Related terms

* aberto
* abertura
* abrimento
* reabrir

#### Further reading

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

## Spanish
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aˈbɾiɾ/ [aˈβ̞ɾiɾ]
* Audio (Peru):(file)
* Rhymes: -iɾ
* Syllabification: a‧brir

### Verb

abrir (first-person singular present abro, first-person singular preterite abrí, past participle abierto)
* (transitive, intransitive, reflexive) to open, open up
    Antonym: cerrar
    Por favor abre la ventana, Jorge. ― Please open the window, George.
* (transitive) to unlock
    Abro la cerradura.I unlock the lock.
* (transitive) to turn on
    Abrió la llave.He turned on the faucet.
* (transitive) to start, open, open up, set up (a business, restaurant, etc.)
* (transitive) to crack, crack open, to pop (e.g., a safe, a bottle, a coconut)
* (transitive) to break, break open, (new ground, a game, etc.); to break out (e.g., champagne); to breach
* (transitive) to spread (one's legs, arms, fingers)
* (transitive, figurative) to answer (the door)
* (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.
* (reflexive, slang) to leave, go away
* (Latin America, reflexive) to withdraw, back out of

#### Conjugation

$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

#### Derived terms

* abrebotellas
* abrecartas
* abrelatas
* abrepuertas
* ábrete sésamo
* abrimiento
* abrir camino (“to lead the way, pave the way; to open the road”)
* abrir el melón
* abrir el pico
* abrir fuego
* abrir la cabeza
* abrir la corona
* abrir la forma
* abrir la mano
* abrir la puerta
* abrir la sesión
* abrir las zanjas
* abrir los cimientos
* abrir paso (“make way”)
* abrir puerta
* abrirse camino
* abrirse de piernas
* en un abrir y cerrar de ojos
* reabrir

#### Related terms

* abertura
* abierto
* abridero
* abridor
* aperitivo
* apertura

### Noun

abrir m (plural abrires)
* the act of opening

#### Derived terms

* en un abrir y cerrar de ojos

### Further reading

* “abrir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

### Anagrams

* barrí