[General] ripped the letter open

[murattopak]

Hello, I am looking up the dictionaries nowadays. I am confused with this sentence.

rip - definition of rip by Macmillan Dictionary

"Jodie ripped the letter open"

What is the meaning of "the letter open", a letter has already opened?

 

[Tdol]

No- she opened the letter by ripping it (presumably the envelope).

 

[Raymott]

Hello, I am looking up the dictionaries nowadays. I am confused with this sentence.

rip - definition of rip by Macmillan Dictionary

"Jodie ripped the letter open"

What is the meaning of "the letter open", a letter has already opened?

You can look at it as a phrasal verb, to rip open. The phrase is not "the letter open".
"She ripped open the letter." "He fell onto the bayonet and his guts ripped open."

 

[murattopak]

You can look at it as a phrasal verb, to rip open. The phrase is not "the letter open".
"She ripped open the letter." "He fell onto the bayonet and his guts ripped open."

Yes, I have seen it clearly on here.
tear - Definition and pronunciation | Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com

tear something + adjective I tore the package open.I tore open the package.

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