Open To: Standard Pattern records a directly documented English construction and keeps guidance bounded to the evidenced pattern rather than turning one attested complement into a universal prohibition.
ReviewedEvidence1 sourceSectionEnglish Usage
Quick answer
Use “open to” before the person, group, possibility, or response to which something is available or exposed.
Key details
Confusion Familyusage-construction
Rule Familyadjective or complement construction
Termsopen to
Further guidance
Construction
Use “open to” before the person, group, possibility, or response to which something is available or exposed.
Style Boundary
Cambridge documents many senses of “open”; this guide is limited to the adjective pattern “open to” in the relevant available/not-limited sense.
Sources and evidence
Sources are shown with the role they play in this guide. Historical or style-sensitive claims are kept within the evidence boundary described above.
Open — Cambridge Dictionary↗ (opens in a new tab)Cambridge University Press · Direct learner-dictionary evidence for the adjective construction “open to” meaning available to or not limited to a person or group.
Ablaze With: Standard Pattern records a directly documented English construction and keeps guidance bounded to the evidenced pattern rather than turning one attested complement into a universal prohibition.
Abound In or With: Standard Pattern records a directly documented English construction and keeps guidance bounded to the evidenced pattern rather than turning one attested complement into a universal prohibition.
Absorbed In: Standard Pattern records a directly documented English construction and keeps guidance bounded to the evidenced pattern rather than turning one attested complement into a universal prohibition.
Acceptable To: Standard Pattern records a directly documented English construction and keeps guidance bounded to the evidenced pattern rather than turning one attested complement into a universal prohibition.
Accessible To: Standard Pattern records a directly documented English construction and keeps guidance bounded to the evidenced pattern rather than turning one attested complement into a universal prohibition.
Acclaimed For: Standard Pattern records a directly documented English construction and keeps guidance bounded to the evidenced pattern rather than turning one attested complement into a universal prohibition.
