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ope

[ ohp ]

/ oʊp /

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adjective, verb (used with or without object), oped, op·ing.Literary.

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Words nearby ope

opaque context, opaque projector, op art, OPC, op. cit., ope, OPEC, Opechancanough, Op-Ed, Opelika, Opelousas

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How to use ope in a sentence

A spokesman affirmed: “This meeting, like most OPE meetings, is closed to press and off the record.”
White House's Transgender Meeting|Nancy Goldstein|April 30, 2011|DAILY BEAST
In vaginismo hysterico et in aliis casibus insanabilibus intromissio fieri potest ope chloroformi ad evitandum divortium.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine|Austin Malley
The skipper yawned, put out his tongue, Then ope'd his eyes in wondrous haste, And then upon the floor he sprung!
The Book of Humorous Verse|Various
You were born for a mansion, an' I 'ope you'll always 'ave one to live in.'
Sarah's School Friend|May Baldwin

And Hi 'ope that Dobbs 'as given ample proof to Bobbs that ee his deservin' of 'is confidence.
The Incendiary|W. A. (William Augustine) Leahy
I 'ope you won't think me troublesome, sir, if I tells you 'ow matters are between Mrs. Crofton and my 'usband?
What Timmy Did|Marie Adelaide Belloc Lowndes

British Dictionary definitions for ope

ope

/ (əʊp) /

verb, adjective

an archaic or poetic word for open

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