Some loose ends Meaning in English

expression · lemma: loose end

US

ˈsəm/ /ˈɫus/ /ˈɛndz

SUM looss ENDZ

UK

sˈʌm/ /lˈuːs/ /ˈɛndz

sum LOOSS ENDZ

Definition

Minor tasks or details that still need to be finished or resolved before something is considered complete.

Usage & Nuances

Informal and often used in work, project, or story contexts. Commonly appears as 'tie up some loose ends' (to finish remaining details). Refers to minor, not critical, unfinished business.

• Spanish: algunos cabos sueltos
• Portuguese (BR): algumas pontas soltas
• Portuguese (PT): algumas pontas soltas
• Chinese (Simplified): 一些未解决的问题
• Chinese (Traditional): 一些未解決的問題
• Hindi: कुछ अधूरे काम
• Arabic: بعض النقاط غير المكتملة
• Bengali: কিছু অসমাপ্ত কাজ - কিছু বাকি বিষয়
• Russian: некоторые незаконченные дела - некоторые нерешённые вопросы
• Japanese: いくつかの未解決の問題
• Vietnamese: một vài việc còn dang dở - một số chi tiết chưa hoàn thành
• Korean: 몇 가지 미해결 사항 - 몇 가지 남은 일
• Turkish: bazı eksik işler - bazı yarım kalan detaylar
• Urdu: کچھ ادھورے کام - کچھ باقی معاملات
• Indonesian: beberapa hal yang belum selesai - beberapa urusan kecil yang tertinggal

Example Sentences

I finished the report, but there are some loose ends to deal with.

basic

Before we can leave, we need to tie up some loose ends.

basic

There are still some loose ends in the plan we must address.

basic

Let's meet tomorrow and wrap up some loose ends before the final submission.

natural

I think the story still has some loose ends that need to be explained.

natural

After all these months, there are still some loose ends we never got around to.

natural