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leaves the door open

leaves the door open is the third-person singular simple present indicative of leave the door open.

Meaning of leave the door open

Verb

leave the door open (third-person singular simple present leaves the door open, present participle leaving the door open, simple past and past participle left the door open)

  1. (idiomatic, often) To maintain the possibility of something happening in the future.
    • Federal Reserve officials raised interest rates to their highest level in 22 years and left the door open to further action as they continued their 16-month campaign to wrestle inflation lower by cooling the American economy.2023 July 26, Jeanna Smialek, “Fed Raises Rates After a Pause and Leaves Door Open to More”, in The New York Times

Questions about leaves the door open

What is leaves the door open the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Leaves the door open is the third-person singular simple present indicative of leave the door open.

Words near leaves the door open in the dictionary

  1. leaves someone to their fate
  2. leaves someone to their own devices
  3. leaves something to be desired
  4. leaves the ball in someone's court
  5. leaves the chat
  6. leaves the door open
  7. leaves the nest
  8. leaves things alone
  9. leaves things be
  10. leaves to chance
  11. leaves to the imagination

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