open-ended

English

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Adjective

open-ended (not comparable)

1. Unrestricted by definite limits.

   There will be an open-ended discussion.

   • 2012, James Lambert, “Beyond Hobson-Jobson: A new lexicography for Indian English”, in World Englishes‎^[1], page 302:

     This short list represents but a few items of an extensive and open-ended list of untreated Indian English lexis.

2. Adaptable to change.

   The topic is definitions, but is open-ended really.

3. Permitting a spontaneous or unstructured response.

   I'll ask you an open-ended question.

4. (poker) Of a straight draw, made up of four consecutive cards, thus able to be completed by either of two ranks of card.

   The flop of 3-6-Q gave Brunson an open-ended straight draw with his 4-5 of hearts.

Derived terms

• open-ended contract

Translations

unrestricted by definite limits

• Bulgarian: неограничен (bg) (neograničen)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 開放式／开放式 (kāifàngshì)

• Finnish: toistaiseksi voimassa oleva (fi) (contract etc.), avoin (fi), vapaa (fi)
• French: ouvert (fr)
• German: ergebnisoffen (de)
• Italian: a tempo indeterminato
• Spanish: abierto (es)

adaptable to change

• Bulgarian: открит за промени (otkrit za promeni)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Finnish: avoin (fi)
• Italian: aperto (it)
• Spanish: abierto (es)

permitting unstructured response

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 開放式／开放式 (kāifàngshì)

• Finnish: avoin (fi), vapaasti vastattava
• French: ouvert (fr)
• Italian: aperto (it)
• Spanish: abierto (es)
• Swedish: öppen (sv)
• Turkish: açık uçlu