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open for change vs open to change

Both phrases are correct, but they're used in slightly different contexts. 'Open to change' is the more common, idiomatic phrase, indicating a willingness to accept or embrace change. On the other hand, 'open for change' may imply that something is available or ready for change.
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open for change

This phrase is less common but can still be used to convey the idea that something is available or ready for change.

This phrase can be used to indicate that something is prepared or accessible for change to occur.
  • Those of us who have felt that occasionally we did not prevail when we should, owe it to her that the door is open for further and better changes after these initial steps.
  • He's hardly open to change right now.
  • He's hardly open to change right now.
  • They still want to talk to Clay, but they seemed open to change.
  • I'll leave the door open to change the air in here.
  • As a group, they are open to change, technological progress and innovation.
  • All roads are open, everything changes!
  • Being open to change is the first step on the road to mental health.
  • I agree with those who say that a lot can be done to improve co-operation between the existing legal systems but I am also convinced that we must be open to change where this is required.
  • We are indeed living at a historic time, the kind of occasion where the crisis calls into question all certainties, and minds are more open to change.
  • Fears about jobs moving to the new Member States, cheap labour forces and tax competition within the European Union itself are forcing politicians to consider reforms and are making society more open to change.
  • And we need to change and open up all of our institutions.
  • I'll open it, you change the locks.
  • The time has come to embrace change with open arms.
  • Opens a dialog to change the properties of an inserted object or picture.
  • The window of opportunity that we have for change in Iraq will not be open for ever.
  • One cannot simply decree a more open approach, nor change the mentality of a people from one day to the next.
  • There are the ambitious ones, who are more open to more radical changes.
  • Maximum permissible pressure changes in open air
  • Moreover, this showed that FOH market in general is open to accept frequent changes in prices.

Alternatives:

  • prepared for change
  • ready for change
  • available for change

open to change

This is the more common and idiomatic phrase used to express a willingness to accept or embrace change.

This phrase is used to indicate a positive attitude towards change, showing a readiness to accept new ideas or ways of doing things.
  • Fears about jobs moving to the new Member States, cheap labour forces and tax competition within the European Union itself are forcing politicians to consider reforms and are making society more open to change.
  • I believe that now the time is right, when Russia does need our cooperation and may be more open to change, if only we have the determination and the unity in the European Union to pursue it.
  • Just out of curiosity, why are you so open to change all of a sudden?
  • We have to reform our economies, change our leadership, become more democratic, be more open to change and to information.
  • You urge citizens to be 'open to change' when, for workers, change equals losing their jobs and the certainty that they will not find new ones, thanks to your policies.
  • He's hardly open to change right now.
  • He's hardly open to change right now.
  • They still want to talk to Clay, but they seemed open to change.
  • I'll leave the door open to change the air in here.
  • As a group, they are open to change, technological progress and innovation.
  • Being open to change is the first step on the road to mental health.
  • I agree with those who say that a lot can be done to improve co-operation between the existing legal systems but I am also convinced that we must be open to change where this is required.
  • Just, like, she's generally open to change and in favor of repopulation
  • We are indeed living at a historic time, the kind of occasion where the crisis calls into question all certainties, and minds are more open to change.
  • Estonian President and ex-MEP Toomas Ilves: new states "open to change"
  • He finished by saying that it was: "The kind of occasion where the crisis calls into question old certainties and minds are more open to change."
  • In this interview for the Parliament's website, President Ilves talks about what the new EU members faced when joining the EU and how in his opinion the "new" EU members are perhaps more open to change than the old ones.

Alternatives:

  • willing to change
  • accepting of change
  • embracing change

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