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keeps one's options open

keeps one's options open is the third-person singular simple present indicative of keep one's options open.

Meaning of keep one's options open

Verb

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)

  1. (idiomatic) To not commit to a decision, to keep various options available.

Questions about keeps one's options open

What is keeps one's options open the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Keeps one's options open is the third-person singular simple present indicative of keep one's options open.

Words near keeps one's options open in the dictionary

  1. keeps one's knickers on
  2. keeps one's lips sealed
  3. keeps one's mouth shut
  4. keeps one's nerve
  5. keeps one's nose clean
  6. keeps one's options open
  7. keeps one's own counsel
  8. keeps one's pants on
  9. keeps one's pecker up
  10. keeps one's powder dry
  11. keeps one's shirt on

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