Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

keep one's options open

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.18 in modern English

Syllables: keep- one's op-tion-s open
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To not commit to a decision, to keep various options available.

Inflected Forms

keeps one's options open (present, singular) keeping one's options open (participle, present) kept one's options open (participle, past) kept one's options open (past) keep one's options on the table (alternative) leave one's options open (alternative)

Questions

What does keep one's options open mean?: To not commit to a decision, to keep various options available.

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