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offen

Pronunciation: /ˈɔfən/

“offen” is a German word. Its 4 meanings in English:

adjective

  1. open
  2. frank, candid
  3. honest, sincere

adverb

  1. openly

Etymology

From Middle High German offen, Old High German offan, ofan, ophan, from Proto-West Germanic *opan. Cognate with Low German open, apen, Dutch open, English open, Danish åben, Swedish öppen. Related to auf.

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