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open-endedˌopen-ˈended adjective - an open-ended run at the theater
- As well as practice exercises, students should be encouraged to do more open-ended activities.
- The summit meeting was intended to be wide-ranging and open-ended.
- Although this trigger, like other triggers, presents open-ended problematic situations, critical thinking does not occur spontaneously.
- He didn't know how to reply to the open-ended question.
- Scrawly tunes, cloudy observations, open-ended sentiments ultimately leading to an unsatisfactory half-digested aftertaste.
- The maintenance of bit-perfect records requires an open-ended commitment to periodic copying and checking.
- The optimists, endowed with faith in science, technology, and the free market, see open-ended possibilities for mankind.
- The problem here is more open-ended.
- This would contradict the open-ended accessibility that is the hallmark of unit trusts.
- We were given open-ended leads such as: Where does your answer fit in?
activities or actions that are not restricted► free · This computer program assures the free movement of facts, figures, and text between files.· Bulgaria's first free elections were held in 1990.free market (=a system in which prices and trade are not controlled by the government) · Things like health and education cannot be left to the free market.free speech (=the right to say or write what you want) · All Americans have the right of free speech.a free press (=when newspapers are not controlled by the government) · Activists were calling for a free press and political reforms. ► unrestricted not restricted by any rules or orders: · Reporters were later given unrestricted access to the evidence in the case.· The U.N. demanded unrestricted searches for weapons within the country.· Most countries do not permit unrestricted immigration. ► open if an activity or event is open , anyone can take part in it: · The military government has agreed to hold open elections next year.· We are holding an open competition to find a name for our new ship. ► open-ended not restricted by time, length, subject etc: · The summit meeting was intended to be wide-ranging and open-ended.· As well as practice exercises, students should be encouraged to do more open-ended activities. NOUN► commitment· The maintenance of bit-perfect records requires an open-ended commitment to periodic copying and checking.· Given its open-ended commitments in Sierra Leone, Britain ignores this crisis at its peril. ► question· The most frequently mentioned responses in two open-ended questions confirm the rest of the evidence.· When Tabachnikov asked open-ended questions, she rarely received an answer.· He didn't know how to reply to the open-ended question.· The booklet not only gives good information about the subject but suggests open-ended questions to prompt children to talk.· The art of expanding limited recall by asking leading, open-ended questions is a subtle one.· Tactfully expressed, open-ended questions will need to be used to obtain maximum response from the patient.· The interview should comprise of open-ended questions to support and encourage the child in free recall. 5. 1something that is open-ended does not have a definite answer or definite rules about how it must be done: an open-ended question These interviews are fairly open-ended.2without a particular ending time: an open-ended agreement |