keep one's options open in English

Audio: En-au-keep one's options open.ogg

[Australia] Forms: keeps one's options open [present, singular, third-person], keeping one's options open [participle, present], kept one's options open [participle, past], kept one's options open [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|keep<,,kept> one's options open}} keep one's options open (third-person singular simple present keeps one's options open, present participle keeping one's options open, simple past and past participle kept one's options open)

Inflected forms

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        "To not commit to a decision, to keep various options available."
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        "(idiomatic) To not commit to a decision, to keep various options available."
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          "code": "fi",
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          "word": "pitää vaihtoehdot avoinna"
        },
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "réserver sa décision"
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      "word": "pitää vaihtoehdot avoinna"
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      "word": "réserver sa décision"
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"keep one's options open" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms