in the open

English

Pronunciation

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Prepositional phrase

in the open

1. Outdoors.

   I find I can breathe more easily when I'm out in the open.

   • 1958 May, “Notes and News: Locomotive Notes: Scottish Region”, in Railway Magazine, page 363:

     These locomotives have been stored under cover at places as far apart as Arbroath and Crianlarich, but at present seven of them, four from Haymarket and three from Eastfield, are standing in the open at Longniddry.

2. Easily visible; out of shelter or concealment.

   Antonyms: under cover, undercover

   I got a clear photo of them when they finally came out in the open.

3. Known to various people.

   Now that everyone knows, I'm glad it's finally out in the open.

Usage notes

• Often preceded by out.

Coordinate terms

• (easily visible): in broad daylight

Translations

outdoors

• Catalan: a la serena
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 在戶外 / 在户外 (zài hùwài)

• Dutch: in de open lucht, onder de blote hemel
• Finnish: ulkona (fi), ulkoilmassa (fi)
• French: au grand air, à la belle étoile (fr) (at nighttime)
• German: unter freiem Himmel
• Hungarian: szabadban
• Icelandic: á berangri
• Irish: faoin spéir
• Italian: all'aperto (it), all'aria aperta (it), a cielo aperto
• Polish: pod gołym niebem (pl)
• Russian: на приро́де (na priróde), на откры́том во́здухе (na otkrýtom vózduxe)
• Ukrainian: про́сто не́ба (uk) (prósto néba)
• Welsh: yn yr awyr agored

easily visible

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 公開露面 / 公开露面 (gōngkāi lòumiàn)

• Dutch: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: näkyvissä (fi), näkyviin
• French: à découvert (fr)
• Hungarian: please add this translation if you can
• Russian: please add this translation if you can
• Spanish: al descubierto

known to various people

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 公開 / 公开 (zh) (gōngkāi)

• Dutch: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: avoin (fi), julkinen (fi) (adjectives)
• French: au grand jour (fr)
• Hungarian: please add this translation if you can
• Russian: please add this translation if you can

See also

• open air, open-air
• open field
• openly
• open season
• open secret
• open space
• wide open