English Dictionary

open house

noun

A house habitually kept open to callers. / An event, often in one's home, at which there are few restrictions regarding who and how many may attend.

I attended an open house last weekend.

意味（1）

A house habitually kept open to callers.

He keeps a kind of open house for all the respectable young men of the town who are staying in lodgings.

意味（2）

An event, often in one's home, at which there are few restrictions regarding who and how many may attend.

Over the year, we had been invited to many people′s homes, enjoying good food and warm hospitality. It had not been possible for us to reciprocate in every case, so we decided to invite everyone to an open house ‘barbie’-cum-buffet in order to say a mass farewell.

意味（3）

An event during which a facility or institution is open to the public for inspection or tour.

意味（4）

(chiefly US, Canada and Australia) A period of time, usually several hours in a day, during which a house which is for sale is open for inspection or tour by interested parties.

We′re holding an open house this weekend at 77 Parkway Road.

意味（5）

(US, education) A casual school event where the school invites parents or guardians to tour their child's school and meet the teachers.