loose ends

noun

Leftover items that have not been addressed or attended to.

“I would have liked to stay later and tie up some of the loose ends.”

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Meanings

nounloose ends pl (normally plural, singular loose end)

singular loose end

  1. idiomaticpluralplural normallyLeftover items that have not been addressed or attended to.

    I would have liked to stay later and tie up some of the loose ends.

Translations

Catalan caps per lligar
  • caps per lligarleftover items
Chinese Mandarin 零碎的事兒, 零碎的事儿
  • 零碎的事兒leftover items
  • 零碎的事儿 (língsuì de shìr)leftover items
Esperanto fadenfinoj ligotaj
  • fadenfinoj ligotajleftover items
Finnish rästit
  • rästitleftover items
Portuguese pontas soltas
  • pontas soltasleftover items
Spanish cabos sueltos, flecos
  • cabos sueltosleftover items
  • flecosleftover items
Cite this entry
APA

loose ends. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loose%20ends

MLA

“loose ends.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loose%20ends. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “loose ends,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loose%20ends.

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