open its doors
English
Verb
open its doors (third-person singular simple present opens its doors, present participle opening its doors, simple past and past participle opened its doors)
- (of a business or organization) To begin operating.
- (of a country or a territory) To allow or invite outside influence, investment or immigration.
- China opened its doors in the 1970s.
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Further reading
- “open its doors”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “open its the doors” (US) / “open its the doors” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
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