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I've tried open-ended jobs and found myself incredibly unhappy. I don't like the monomania of showing up every day and doing the same thing. I don't know where my next cheque is coming from, I don't know where my next job is coming from, I have really sketchy health insurance, but I need variety in my life.
Julie Klausner

Meaning of "open-ended" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OPEN-ENDED

open-ended play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OPEN-ENDED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Open-Ended is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES OPEN-ENDED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of open-ended in the English dictionary

The definition of open-ended in the dictionary is without definite limits, as of duration or amount. Other definition of open-ended is denoting a question, esp one on a questionnaire, that cannot be answered "yes", "no", or "don't know".


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OPEN-ENDED

open-and-shut
open-concept
open-cut
open-cut mining
open-eyed
open-faced
open-faced sandwich
open-field
open-handed
open-handedly
open-handedness
open-heart surgery
open-hearted
open-heartedly
open-heartedness
open-hearth furnace
open-hearth process
open-jaw
open-line
open-market operations

WORDS THAT END LIKE OPEN-ENDED

bended
blended
descended
distended
expanded
extended
intended
offended
overextended
pretended
recommended
single-ended
unattended
undefended
undescended
unfriended
unintended
untended
upended
well-attended
well-recommended

Synonyms and antonyms of open-ended in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «open-ended» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OPEN-ENDED

Find out the translation of open-ended to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of open-ended from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «open-ended» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

无预期结论的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

indefinido
570 millions of speakers

English

open-ended
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

खुला समाप्त
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مطلقا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

открыть состава
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

aberta
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

খোলা-কাটা খনির
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

non limité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Perlombongan terbuka
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unbefristet
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

制限のない
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

제한 없는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mbukak pertambangan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mở - kết thúc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

திறந்த வெட்டு சுரங்க
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ओपन-कट खाण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Açık madencilik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

libero
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nieograniczone
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

відкрити складу
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

deschide - sfârșit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανοικτού τύπου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

oop -einde
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

begränsad varaktighet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

åpne -ended
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of open-ended

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OPEN-ENDED»

The term «open-ended» is quite widely used and occupies the 32.440 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OPEN-ENDED» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «open-ended» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «open-ended» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about open-ended

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10 QUOTES WITH «OPEN-ENDED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word open-ended.
1
Madhur Bhandarkar
I like to leave a film open-ended, with a lingering feeling. I'll not do sequels of any of my films till I have subjects to explore.
2
Mac DeMarco
I write for myself; I'm trying to keep myself interested in the music. But at the same time, I want to make the songs relatable in a way; I want to keep melodies pretty simple and the lyrics open-ended so that people could maybe relate them to their own life in different ways. Something for everybody to have a piece of.
3
Ani DiFranco
My idea of feminism is self-determination, and it's very open-ended: every woman has the right to become herself, and do whatever she needs to do.
4
Ori Gersht
My work is not so much a direct commentary as it is an open-ended observation of the absurdities around us.
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Zach Gilford
I hate when a movie just sort of ends and is so open-ended you feel like it wasn't finished. I appreciate leaving things up to the interpretation of the audience and letting them make decisions about where things will go in the future - but the director has to make a decision; otherwise it is sort of a cop-out.
6
Sam Harris
The only thing that permits human beings to collaborate with one another in a truly open-ended way is their willingness to have their beliefs modified by new facts. Only openness to evidence and argument will secure a common world for us.
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Hannah Kent
My dad would tell me bedtime stories, and he used to always leave them open-ended and finish at a crucial point with the words, 'dream on'. Then it was my responsibility to finish the story as I was drifting off to sleep. We would call them dreaming stories.
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Julie Klausner
I've tried open-ended jobs and found myself incredibly unhappy. I don't like the monomania of showing up every day and doing the same thing. I don't know where my next cheque is coming from, I don't know where my next job is coming from, I have really sketchy health insurance, but I need variety in my life.
9
Ted Naifeh
When I first starting conceiving series like 'Courtney,' 'Polly,' 'How Loathsome,' etc., I was shooting for closed story-arcs but open-ended concepts. Then I started realizing I was committing myself to potentially endless series.
10
David Novak
Theological reflection takes place within history, but the history within which it takes place is an ongoing, open-ended process.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OPEN-ENDED»

Discover the use of open-ended in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to open-ended and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Open-Ended Approach: A New Proposal for Teaching Mathematics
This book contains seven chapters which include: (1) "The Significance of an Open-Ended Approach"; (2) "An Example of Lesson Plan Development"; (3) "Developing Lesson Plans"; (4) "Examples of Teaching in Elementary Schools"; (5) "Examples ...
Jerry P. Becker, Shigeru Shimada, 1997
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Open-ended Maths Investigations: Ready-to-go Ideas and ...
"Provides teachers with open-ended investigations matched to all strands of mathematics (number, money, measurement, space, chance and data, patterns and algebra.)" -- T.p. verso.
Ann Baker, Johnny Baker, 2006
3
Write a Story: Grades 4-6 : Open-ended Writing Activities ...
Educational resource for teachers, parents and kids!
Linda Polon, 1998
4
Open Ended Stories
A collection of open-ended stories that have a moral dilemma, and it is up to the reader to finish them.
Milton Velder, Edwin Cohen, 1973
5
Open-Ended Maths Activities: Using 'Good' Questions to ...
Open-ended Maths Activities Second Edition is the revised and expanded edition of the best-selling title by Peter Sullivan and Pat Lilburn.
Peter Sullivan, Pat Lilburn, 2004
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Open-Ended Questioning: A Handbook for Educators
Examples throughout the text illustrate the method, which encourages higher-level thinking and allows for a variety of responses from students at all levels of experience.
Robin Lee Harris Freedman, 1994
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Research Methods in Social Work
Few respondents take the time to elaborate on their thoughts or feelings when they must write them out on paper, and as a result, mailed questionnaires that rely heavily on open-ended questions have a poorer response rate than those that ...
David Royse, 2007
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The Basics of Social Research
Although some of the specific points to follow are more appropriate to structured questionnaires than to the more open-ended questionnaires used in qualitative, in-depth interviewing, the underlying logic is valuable whenever we ask people ...
Earl Babbie, 2007
9
Essential Research Methods for Social Work
Open-Ended and Closed-Ended Questions In asking questions, researchers have two options. They may ask open-ended questions, in which the respondent is asked to provide his or her own answer to the question. Open-ended ...
Allen Rubin, Earl Babbie, 2009
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Nursing Research: Principles and Methods
In developing structured instruments, much effort is usually devoted to the content , form, and wording of questions. Open and Closed Questions Structured instruments vary in degree of structure through different combinations of open- ended ...
Denise F. Polit, Cheryl Tatano Beck, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OPEN-ENDED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term open-ended is used in the context of the following news items.
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Infinifactory is coming to PS4
Open-ended puzzler Infinifactory is coming to PS4. Let the ... Infinifactory, the acclaimed open-ended puzzle game by SpaceChem developer ... «Eurogamer.net, Jul 15»
2
M's win, go streaking
Almost two-hundred years ago, a dispute broke out for the San Juan Islands due to an open-ended clause in assigning them to British or ... «Lookout Landing, Jul 15»
3
Michael Conforto can't help Mets in 7-2 loss to Dodgers
“But I'm ready to get it started here.” Alderson said before the game that Conforto's promotion is “an open-ended proposition” and “not indicative ... «New York Daily News, Jul 15»
4
Absence from your cellphone does not make the heart grow fonder
The researchers posed two scenarios to volunteers through an open-ended survey. First they asked them to describe a time that they had to go ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
5
Straight-talking Mike Zimmer wants Vikings Super Bowls
How open-ended is the journey? What do you want to accomplish before retiring to ... this? MZ: Well, we all want to win Super Bowls and things ... «TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press, Jul 15»
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No plans to decide on Olympics until review is complete, Baker says
“We're not going to sign an open-ended commitment,” he said. US Olympic Committee officials have said, however, that Mayor Martin J. Walsh ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
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Bad Manners Can Blow the Business Deal
The third meeting is an open-ended meeting because you need to stay on top of the behavior so that it does not return. You will need to have ... «Santa Clarita Valley Signal, Jul 15»
8
Virtual reality tabletop gaming meetups are now a real thing
Technically, what I saw wasn't D&D but "V20," an open-ended fantasy gaming setup in Altspace's new virtual tavern. To run a session, a game ... «The Verge, Jul 15»
9
Israel retaliates against Palestinian hunger strikers
Muhammad Allan, a lawyer from Einbus village near the occupied West Bank city of Nablus, is on an open-ended hunger strike in protest of his ... «The Electronic Intifada, Jul 15»
10
A Poet's Apocalyptic Vision
... stanza one lays the groundwork for the vision spelled out in stanza two, which is as terrifying in its imagery as in its open-ended conclusion, ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»

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