conclude

verb

con·clude kən-ˈklüd How to pronounce conclude (audio)

concluded; concluding

transitive verb

: to bring to an end especially in a particular way or with a particular action

conclude a meeting

: to reach as a logically necessary end by reasoning : infer on the basis of evidence

concluded that her argument was sound

: to make a decision about : decide

concluded he would wait a little longer

: to come to an agreement on : effect

conclude a sale

concluded a peace treaty

: to bring about as a result : complete

obsolete : to shut up : enclose

intransitive verb

: end

The festivities concluded at midnight.

: to form a final judgment

: to reach a decision or agreement

concluder noun

Example Sentences

The investigation has not yet concluded. The meeting concluded at noon. The chairman concluded by wishing us all a happy holiday. We concluded the meeting on a happy note. The chairman concluded his speech by wishing us all a happy holiday. We conclude from our review of the evidence that they are right. Many studies have concluded that smoking is dangerous. The speech, many historians concluded, was the most important of his career. Their effort to conclude an agreement was a success. See More

Recent Examples on the Web The characters in question would probably include Terry Silver—who has seen his arc conclude and is headed to jail—and Chozen—who is probably headed back to Okinawa.

Evan Romano, Men's Health, 9 Sep. 2022 The competition, which will conclude Thursday night with a live finale at the Carroll Arts Center in Westminster, is run by the Carroll County Chamber of Commerce.

Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun, 17 Aug. 2022 Come fall, Lacy will hit the road for a 27-date North American tour, which will conclude with a hometown show at The Greek Theatre in L.A. on Nov. 11.

Cydney Lee, Billboard, 3 Aug. 2022 Fantastic Four will be the first title in MCU Phase 6, which will conclude with Avengers: Secret Wars.

Chris Smith, BGR, 28 July 2022 The production is currently playing a run in Toronto, which will conclude before Broadway, and has been playing the West End since 2019.

Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 July 2022 The Sox are now 6-1 on their road trip, which will conclude with a three-game series at Seattle.

Andrew Mahoney, BostonGlobe.com, 10 June 2022 That experience prompted the Princeton pair to investigate whether misapplication of machine learning was distorting results in other fields—and to conclude that incorrect use of the technique is a widespread problem in modern science.

Wired, 11 Aug. 2022 Two straight quarters of falling gross domestic product are raising recession fears, but economists say it’s too early to conclude that the U.S. economy is in a recession.

Roland Li, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 July 2022 See More

conclude

verb

as in to end

to bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point a brief reminder of tonight's game concluded the announcements

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

end
finish
complete
close
terminate
wrap up
close out
put paid to
climax
wind up
suspend
ring down the curtain (on)
consummate
perfect
round (off or out)
crown
stop
halt

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

begin
start
commence
open
inaugurate

as in to stop

to come to an end the concert concluded late in the evening

Synonyms & Similar Words

end
stop
cease
expire
halt
go
finish
terminate
determine
pass
close
die
discontinue
lapse
let up
elapse
quit
leave off
break off
break up
stall
wind up
pause
suspend
bite the dust
dead-end
stay
wink (out)
cut out
refrain (from)
break down
desist (from)
lay off (of)
abate
give over
wind down
knock off
pack (up or in)
peter (out)
conk (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

continue
persist
extend
hang on
prolong
protract
draw out

as in to arrange

to bring about through discussion and compromise concluded an economic agreement among the world's leading industrial nations

Synonyms & Similar Words

arrange
negotiate
discuss
concert
bargain
deal
agree
argue
reason
debate
haggle
palter
talk over
talk
renegotiate
contract
settle (on or upon)
dicker
covenant
chaffer
hammer out
work out
horse-trade
hash (over)

as in to decide

to come to a judgment about after discussion or consideration he concluded that the reprimand could wait until later

Synonyms & Similar Words

decide
choose
figure
opt
determine
find
resolve
select
rule
settle (on or upon)
prefer
decree
elect
pick
name
study
ponder
contemplate
adjudicate
cull
adjudge
consider
arbitrate
debate
deliberate
judge
ruminate
weigh
question
referee
handpick
cogitate
meditate
entertain
umpire
rule (on)
chew over
think (about or over)
mull (over)
single (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

refuse
reject
hesitate
decline
abstain
turn down
delay
temporize
halt
stall
vacillate
waver
waffle
shilly-shally

as in to understand

to form an opinion or reach a conclusion through reasoning and information concluded that only the murderer could possibly have known that information

Synonyms & Similar Words

understand
derive
decide
infer
think
reason
deduce
guess
extrapolate
assume
speculate
judge
suppose
surmise
ascertain
read
gather
make out
draw a conclusion
construe
interpret
conjecture
contemplate
rationalize
philosophize
find out
dope (out)

Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of conclude are close, complete, end, finish, and terminate. While all these words mean "to bring or come to a stopping point or limit," conclude may imply a formal closing (as of a meeting).

the service concluded with a blessing

While the synonyms close and conclude are close in meaning, close usually implies that something has been in some way open as well as unfinished.

close a debate

The meanings of complete and conclude largely overlap; however, complete implies the removal of all deficiencies or a successful finishing of what has been undertaken.

the resolving of this last issue completes the agreement

The synonyms end and conclude are sometimes interchangeable, but end conveys a strong sense of finality.

ended his life

The words finish and conclude can be used in similar contexts, but finish may stress completion of a final step in a process.

after it is painted, the house will be finished

In some situations, the words terminate and conclude are roughly equivalent. However, terminate implies the setting of a limit in time or space.

your employment terminates after three months

单词	conclude
释义	conclude verb con·clude kən-ˈklüd concluded; concluding transitive verb 1 : to bring to an end especially in a particular way or with a particular action conclude a meeting 2 a : to reach as a logically necessary end by reasoning : infer on the basis of evidence concluded that her argument was sound b : to make a decision about : decide concluded he would wait a little longer c : to come to an agreement on : effect conclude a sale concluded a peace treaty 3 : to bring about as a result : complete 4 obsolete : to shut up : enclose intransitive verb 1 : end The festivities concluded at midnight. 2 a : to form a final judgment b : to reach a decision or agreement concluder noun Synonyms close close out complete end finish round (off or out) terminate wind up wrap up See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences The investigation has not yet concluded. The meeting concluded at noon. The chairman concluded by wishing us all a happy holiday. We concluded the meeting on a happy note. The chairman concluded his speech by wishing us all a happy holiday. We conclude from our review of the evidence that they are right. Many studies have concluded that smoking is dangerous. The speech, many historians concluded, was the most important of his career. Their effort to conclude an agreement was a success. See More Recent Examples on the Web The characters in question would probably include Terry Silver—who has seen his arc conclude and is headed to jail—and Chozen—who is probably headed back to Okinawa. Evan Romano, Men's Health, 9 Sep. 2022 The competition, which will conclude Thursday night with a live finale at the Carroll Arts Center in Westminster, is run by the Carroll County Chamber of Commerce. Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun, 17 Aug. 2022 Come fall, Lacy will hit the road for a 27-date North American tour, which will conclude with a hometown show at The Greek Theatre in L.A. on Nov. 11. Cydney Lee, Billboard, 3 Aug. 2022 Fantastic Four will be the first title in MCU Phase 6, which will conclude with Avengers: Secret Wars. Chris Smith, BGR, 28 July 2022 The production is currently playing a run in Toronto, which will conclude before Broadway, and has been playing the West End since 2019. Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 July 2022 The Sox are now 6-1 on their road trip, which will conclude with a three-game series at Seattle. Andrew Mahoney, BostonGlobe.com, 10 June 2022 That experience prompted the Princeton pair to investigate whether misapplication of machine learning was distorting results in other fields—and to conclude that incorrect use of the technique is a widespread problem in modern science. Wired, 11 Aug. 2022 Two straight quarters of falling gross domestic product are raising recession fears, but economists say it’s too early to conclude that the U.S. economy is in a recession. Roland Li, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 July 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English, from Latin concludere to shut up, end, infer, from com- + claudere to shut — more at close entry 1 First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 4 Kids Definition conclude verb con·clude kən-ˈklüd concluded; concluding 1 : to bring or come to an end : finish conclude a speech 2 : to decide after a period of thought or research I conclude that I was wrong. 3 : to bring about as a result They would like to conclude an agreement on working together. conclude verb 1 as in to end to bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point a brief reminder of tonight's game concluded the announcements Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance end finish complete close terminate wrap up close out put paid to climax wind up suspend ring down the curtain (on) consummate perfect round (off or out) crown stop halt Antonyms & Near Antonyms begin start commence open inaugurate 2 as in to stop to come to an end the concert concluded late in the evening Synonyms & Similar Words end stop cease expire halt go finish terminate determine pass close die discontinue lapse let up elapse quit leave off break off break up stall wind up pause suspend bite the dust dead-end stay wink (out) cut out refrain (from) break down desist (from) lay off (of) abate give over wind down knock off pack (up or in) peter (out) conk (out) Antonyms & Near Antonyms continue persist extend hang on prolong protract draw out See More 3 as in to arrange to bring about through discussion and compromise concluded an economic agreement among the world's leading industrial nations Synonyms & Similar Words arrange negotiate discuss concert bargain deal agree argue reason debate haggle palter talk over talk renegotiate contract settle (on or upon) dicker covenant chaffer hammer out work out horse-trade hash (over) 4 as in to decide to come to a judgment about after discussion or consideration he concluded that the reprimand could wait until later Synonyms & Similar Words decide choose figure opt determine find resolve select rule settle (on or upon) prefer decree elect pick name study ponder contemplate adjudicate cull adjudge consider arbitrate debate deliberate judge ruminate weigh question referee handpick cogitate meditate entertain umpire rule (on) chew over think (about or over) mull (over) single (out) Antonyms & Near Antonyms refuse reject hesitate decline abstain turn down delay temporize halt stall vacillate waver waffle shilly-shally See More 5 as in to understand to form an opinion or reach a conclusion through reasoning and information concluded that only the murderer could possibly have known that information Synonyms & Similar Words understand derive decide infer think reason deduce guess extrapolate assume speculate judge suppose surmise ascertain read gather make out draw a conclusion construe interpret conjecture contemplate rationalize philosophize find out dope (out) Synonym Chooser Some common synonyms of conclude are close, complete, end, finish, and terminate. While all these words mean "to bring or come to a stopping point or limit," conclude may imply a formal closing (as of a meeting). the service concluded with a blessing While the synonyms close and conclude are close in meaning, close usually implies that something has been in some way open as well as unfinished. close a debate The meanings of complete and conclude largely overlap; however, complete implies the removal of all deficiencies or a successful finishing of what has been undertaken. the resolving of this last issue completes the agreement The synonyms end and conclude are sometimes interchangeable, but end conveys a strong sense of finality. ended his life The words finish and conclude can be used in similar contexts, but finish may stress completion of a final step in a process. after it is painted, the house will be finished In some situations, the words terminate and conclude are roughly equivalent. However, terminate implies the setting of a limit in time or space. your employment terminates after three months
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conclude

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