Collocation
open an app
to start an application on a phone, tablet, or computer so you can use it
Definition
'open an app' is a common English collocation. to start an application on a phone, tablet, or computer so you can use it
open + an app
“Open an app to check your messages.”
Examples
- I open an app to track my steps every morning.
- Please open an app and show me the photo you saved.
- She opened an app to order food on the way home.
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- He opens an app to pay for the train ticket.
- If you open an app while driving, you could miss the road signs.
- I cannot open an app on this phone because the storage is full.
- We opened an app to compare prices before buying the laptop.
- After the update, I tried to open an app, but it kept crashing.
- Whenever I open an app that uses the camera, it asks for permission again.
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