Daily life
leave something open
keep a decision undecided
To leave a decision or question open is to keep it undecided so it can be settled later.
Hear it in real life
Have you decided where to go on holiday?
Not yet. I'm leaving it open until I hear back from my friends.
We left the date open until everyone knew their schedule.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: We left the question opened until the next meeting.
Say: We left the question open until the next meeting.
In this fixed phrase, “open” is an adjective meaning undecided; do not use the verb form “opened.”
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
leave something open; leave something open until later
Your turn: say it out loud
We left the date open until everyone knew their schedule.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
leave something open
keep a decision undecided
“We left the date open until everyone knew their schedule.”
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