OPEN TO ( adjective + prepositional phrase ) – English Grammar Profiler

We are interested in finding the most common noun phrases after ‘open to‘ that complete more abstract ideas such as willingness to consider something or something is likely to happen.

In the English Vocabulary Profile:

open to discussion/suggestions, etc. = C1 willing to consider a discussion/suggestions, etc.

open to abuse/criticism, etc. = C2 likely to be abused/criticized, etc.

*Also note “open to + noun‘ without an article is considered B1.

A search in the NOW corpus for:

open_JJ to_II *

1 OPEN TO THE 69622

It‘s a genuine question. At the very least,

 you should be open to the idea 

of God trying to communicate with us 

here on Earth.

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There are other adjectives in this position:

1 OPEN TO THE IDEA 7738 2 USED TO THE IDEA 2611 3 RECEPTIVE TO THE IDEA 1021 4 RESISTANT TO THE IDEA 628

5 AVERSE TO THE IDEA 575

2 OPEN TO ALL 25632

And now you‘ve seen what happens when you‘re open to all the possibilities.

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3 OPEN TO ANY 14233

They don’t seem open to any kind of music 

or anything like that.

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4 OPEN TO A 11738

You open to a little piece of advice here George?

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5 OPEN TO OFFERS 8468

Mr. Dixon said he would take the ball back home 

for some photos with his children, 

but could be open to offers for it after that.

abc.net.au

6 OPEN TO NEW 6546

1 OPEN TO NEW IDEAS 1904
2 OPEN TO NEW EXPERIENCES 485

No, but I‘m open to new experiences,

 unlike your stubborn ass.

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3 OPEN TO NEW THINGS 248 4  OPEN TO NEW OPPORTUNITIES 216

5  OPEN TO NEW WAYS 201

7 OPEN TO EVERYONE 5711 8 OPEN TO ANYONE 5673

9 OPEN TO IT 4029

We must be open to it.

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10 OPEN TO INTERPRETATION 3601

The Geneva Convention is open to interpretation.

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11 OPEN TO PUBLIC 2623 12 OPEN TO WORKING 2361 13 OPEN TO THOSE 2346 14 OPEN TO OTHER 2338 15 OPEN TO THAT 2315 16 OPEN TO PEOPLE 2271 17 OPEN TO VISITORS 2132 18 OPEN TO BOTH 1895

19 OPEN TO HAVING 1875

You can read that entire old script to me all night,

 I‘m still not going to have the money.
Are you open to having a real conversation, 

I‘m open to doing that.

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*Note the gerunds

20 OPEN TO STUDENTS 1823 21 OPEN TO DEBATE 1801 22 OPEN TO THEM 1724

23 OPEN TO DISCUSSING 1702

Good.
Depending on how this goes, 

I may be open to discussing profit splits.

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24 OPEN TO TRAFFIC 1623
25 OPEN TO SUGGESTIONS 1567

That‘s what I intend to do, sir, 

and I‘m open to suggestions.

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26 OPEN TO BEING 1562 27 OPEN TO AN 1559 28 OPEN TO LEARNING 1552 29 OPEN TO DIALOGUE 1484 30 OPEN TO QUESTION 1449 31 OPEN TO MORE 1427 32 OPEN TO DOING 1396 33 OPEN TO TALKS 1394 34 OPEN TO HEARING 1351 35 OPEN TO CHANGE 1346

36 OPEN TO ” 1309

Both of the following, usually follow the pattern ‘LEAVE SOMETHING OPEN TO NOUN’

37 OPEN TO ABUSE 1293

The spy agency said social media itself was not the threat, 

but the way that it was designed 

left it open to abuse by foreign powers.

afr.com

38 OPEN TO CRITICISM 1283

Why would you leave yourselves open to criticism?

uk.news.yahoo.com

39 OPEN TO FURTHER 1272 40 OPEN TO CONSIDERING 1248 41 OPEN TO EXPLORING 1210 42 OPEN TO SELLING 1149

43 OPEN TO DISCUSSIONS 1132

Mr. Lansky is open to discussions of this nature.

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44 OPEN TO MEMBERS 1130 45 OPEN TO TALKING 1129 46 OPEN TO RESIDENTS 1124 47 OPEN TO MAKING 1116 48 OPEN TO TRYING 1099 49 OPEN TO IDEAS 1096 50 OPEN TO TAKING 1061 51 OPEN TO THIS 1055 52 OPEN TO US 996 53 OPEN TO ANYTHING 984

54 OPEN TO DISCUSSION 951

Well, I‘m open to discussion within reasonable limits.

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55 OPEN TO CHANGING 946 56 OPEN TO YOU 881 57 OPEN TO NEGOTIATIONS 873 58 OPEN TO DIFFERENT 839 59 OPEN TO MEETING 832 60 OPEN TO SOME 825 61 OPEN TO WOMEN 774 62 OPEN TO HIM 772 63 OPEN TO CHILDREN 759 64 OPEN TO LISTENING 754 65 OPEN TO RECEIVING 743 66 OPEN TO SUCH 740 67 OPEN TO USING 736 68 OPEN TO WHAT 720 69 OPEN TO FOREIGN 718 70 OPEN TO EVERYBODY 710 71 OPEN TO FEEDBACK 697 72 OPEN TO MOVING 695 73 OPEN TO LOOKING 685 74 OPEN TO PLAYING 651 75 OPEN TO SHARING 651 76 OPEN TO EVERY 611 77 OPEN TO GETTING 610 78 OPEN TO ACCEPTING 599 79 OPEN TO RETURNING 595 80 OPEN TO WHATEVER 568 81 OPEN TO ME 565 82 OPEN TO ALLOWING 561 83 OPEN TO SCRUTINY 558 84 OPEN TO NEGOTIATING 542 85 OPEN TO THEIR 542 86 OPEN TO LEGAL 535 87 OPEN TO SUPPORTING 526 88 OPEN TO TRADING 526 89 OPEN TO HIS 523 90 OPEN TO GIVING 521 91 OPEN TO LETTING 516 92 OPEN TO FINDING 509 93 OPEN TO NEGOTIATION 504 94 OPEN TO CHANGES 483 95 OPEN TO INTERNATIONAL 476 96 OPEN TO SEEING 472 97 OPEN TO INDIVIDUALS 469 98 OPEN TO ANOTHER 460 99 OPEN TO HER 460

100 OPEN TO EVERYTHING 454