aufmachen

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German ūfmachen. Equivalent to auf- +‎ machen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaʊ̯fˌmaxən/, [ˈʔäo̯fˌmäχən], [-χn̩], [-χɴ̩] Hyphenation: auf‧ma‧chen Rhymes: -axn̩ === Verb === aufmachen (weak, third-person singular present macht auf, past tense machte auf, past participle aufgemacht, auxiliary haben) (transitive or intransitive) to open (a container, a door or window) (transitive or intransitive) to open for business (reflexive) to get ready; to set out (dated, colloquial) to put up; to hang (curtains, a poster etc.) ==== Usage notes ==== Aufmachen and zumachen are not in themselves informal. However, the formal language prefers öffnen and schließen, which are in turn rare in colloquial speech (though schließen is common in compounds like abschließen, zuschließen, etc.). ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Synonyms ==== öffnen ==== Antonyms ==== zumachen, schließen ==== Derived terms ==== Aufmacher, Aufmachung ==== Related terms ==== Aufmachen === Further reading === “aufmachen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “aufmachen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “aufmachen” in Duden online “aufmachen” in OpenThesaurus.de