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conclude
con·clude C0548600 (kən-klo͞od′)v. con·clud·ed, con·clud·ing, con·cludes v.tr.1. To bring to an end; close: concluded the rally with the national anthem. See Synonyms at complete.2. To bring about (a final agreement or settlement): conclude a peace treaty.3. To arrive at (a conclusion, judgment, or opinion) by the process of reasoning: The jury concluded that the defendant was innocent. See Synonyms at decide.4. Obsolete To confine; enclose.v.intr.1. To come to an end; close: The show concluded with a dance routine.2. To come to a decision or agreement: The committee concluded on a course of action. [Middle English concluden, from Latin conclūdere : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + claudere, to close.] con·clud′er n.conclude (kənˈkluːd) vb (mainly tr) 1. (also intr) to come or cause to come to an end or conclusion2. (takes a clause as object) to decide by reasoning; deduce: the judge concluded that the witness had told the truth. 3. to arrange finally; settle: to conclude a treaty; it was concluded that he should go. 4. obsolete to confine[C14: from Latin conclūdere to enclose, end, from claudere to close] conˈcluder ncon•clude (kənˈklud) v. -clud•ed, -clud•ing. v.t. 1. to bring to an end; finish: to conclude a speech with a quotation. 2. to say in conclusion. 3. to bring to a decision or settlement: to conclude a treaty. 4. to determine by reasoning; deduce; infer: By your smile I conclude that the news is good. 5. to decide, determine, or resolve. 6. Obs. a. to shut up or enclose. b. to restrict or confine. v.i. 7. to come to an end; finish: The meeting concluded at ten o'clock. 8. to arrive at an opinion, judgment, or decision; decide. [1250–1300; Middle English < Latin conclūdere to close, end an argument] con•clud′er, n. conclude Past participle: concluded Gerund: concluding
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conclude | conclude |
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I conclude | you conclude | he/she/it concludes | we conclude | you conclude | they conclude |
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I concluded | you concluded | he/she/it concluded | we concluded | you concluded | they concluded |
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I am concluding | you are concluding | he/she/it is concluding | we are concluding | you are concluding | they are concluding |
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I have concluded | you have concluded | he/she/it has concluded | we have concluded | you have concluded | they have concluded |
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I was concluding | you were concluding | he/she/it was concluding | we were concluding | you were concluding | they were concluding |
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I had concluded | you had concluded | he/she/it had concluded | we had concluded | you had concluded | they had concluded |
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I will conclude | you will conclude | he/she/it will conclude | we will conclude | you will conclude | they will conclude |
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I will have concluded | you will have concluded | he/she/it will have concluded | we will have concluded | you will have concluded | they will have concluded |
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I will be concluding | you will be concluding | he/she/it will be concluding | we will be concluding | you will be concluding | they will be concluding |
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I have been concluding | you have been concluding | he/she/it has been concluding | we have been concluding | you have been concluding | they have been concluding |
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I will have been concluding | you will have been concluding | he/she/it will have been concluding | we will have been concluding | you will have been concluding | they will have been concluding |
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I had been concluding | you had been concluding | he/she/it had been concluding | we had been concluding | you had been concluding | they had been concluding |
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I would conclude | you would conclude | he/she/it would conclude | we would conclude | you would conclude | they would conclude |
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I would have concluded | you would have concluded | he/she/it would have concluded | we would have concluded | you would have concluded | they would have concluded | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | conclude - decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion; "We reasoned that it was cheaper to rent than to buy a house"reason, reason outcerebrate, cogitate, think - use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments; "I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere"induce - reason or establish by inductiondeduce, derive, infer, deduct - reason by deduction; establish by deductionsyllogise, syllogize - reason by syllogismsfeel, find - come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds; "I feel that he doesn't like me"; "I find him to be obnoxious"; "I found the movie rather entertaining"deduce, infer - conclude by reasoning; in logicgather - conclude from evidence; "I gather you have not done your homework"extrapolate, generalize, infer, generalise - draw from specific cases for more general cases | | 2. | conclude - bring to a close; "The committee concluded the meeting"terminate, end - bring to an end or halt; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I"perorate - conclude a speech with a formal recapitulation | | 3. | conclude - reach a conclusion after a discussion or deliberationresolvesquare off, square up, settle, determine - settle conclusively; come to terms; "We finally settled the argument"agree, concur, concord, hold - be in accord; be in agreement; "We agreed on the terms of the settlement"; "I can't agree with you!"; "I hold with those who say life is sacred"; "Both philosophers concord on this point" | | 4. | conclude - come to a close; "The concert closed with a nocturne by Chopin"closeend, cease, terminate, finish, stop - have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical; "the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"; "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other"; "My property ends by the bushes"; "The symphony ends in a pianissimo" | | 5. | conclude - reach agreement on; "They concluded an economic agreement"; "We concluded a cease-fire"agree - achieve harmony of opinion, feeling, or purpose; "No two of my colleagues would agree on whom to elect chairman" |
concludeverb1. decide, judge, establish, suppose, determine, assume, gather, reckon (informal), work out, infer, deduce, surmise We concluded that he was telling the truth.2. come to an end, end, close, finish, wind up, draw to a close The evening concluded with dinner and speeches. come to an end start, open, begin, extend, commence3. bring to an end, end, close, finish, complete, wind up, terminate, round off They concluded their annual summit meeting today. bring to an end start, open, begin, extend, initiate, commence, protract4. accomplish, effect, settle, bring about, fix, carry out, resolve, clinch, pull off, bring off (informal) If the clubs cannot conclude a deal, an independent tribunal will decide.concludeverb1. To bring or come to a natural or proper end:close, complete, consummate, end, finish, terminate, wind up, wrap up.2. To bring about or come to an agreement concerning:arrange, fix, negotiate, set, settle.3. To put into correct or conclusive form:arrange, dispose of, fix, settle.4. To make up or cause to make up one's mind:decide, determine, resolve, settle.5. To arrive at (a conclusion) from evidence or reasoning:deduce, deduct, draw, gather, infer, judge, understand.Translationsconclude (kənˈkluːd) verb1. to come or bring to an end. to conclude a meeting; He concluded by thanking everyone. 結束 结束2. to come to believe. We concluded that you weren't coming. 斷定 断定conˈclusion (-ʒən) noun1. an end. the conclusion of his speech. 結束 结束2. a judgement. I came to the conclusion that the house was empty. 結論 结论conˈclusive (-siv) adjective convincing. conclusive proof. 結論性的,決定性的 确定性的,结论性的 conˈclusively adverb 決定性地 决定性地,确定地 conˈclusiveness noun 結論性 结论性EncyclopediaSeeconclusionconclude Related to conclude: thesaurusSynonyms for concludeverb decideSynonyms- decide
- judge
- establish
- suppose
- determine
- assume
- gather
- reckon
- work out
- infer
- deduce
- surmise
verb come to an endSynonyms- come to an end
- end
- close
- finish
- wind up
- draw to a close
Antonyms- start
- open
- begin
- extend
- commence
verb bring to an endSynonyms- bring to an end
- end
- close
- finish
- complete
- wind up
- terminate
- round off
Antonyms- start
- open
- begin
- extend
- initiate
- commence
- protract
verb accomplishSynonyms- accomplish
- effect
- settle
- bring about
- fix
- carry out
- resolve
- clinch
- pull off
- bring off
Synonyms for concludeverb to bring or come to a natural or proper endSynonyms- close
- complete
- consummate
- end
- finish
- terminate
- wind up
- wrap up
verb to bring about or come to an agreement concerningSynonyms- arrange
- fix
- negotiate
- set
- settle
verb to put into correct or conclusive formSynonyms- arrange
- dispose of
- fix
- settle
verb to make up or cause to make up one's mindSynonyms- decide
- determine
- resolve
- settle
verb to arrive at (a conclusion) from evidence or reasoningSynonyms- deduce
- deduct
- draw
- gather
- infer
- judge
- understand
Synonyms for concludeverb decide by reasoningSynonymsRelated Words- cerebrate
- cogitate
- think
- induce
- deduce
- derive
- infer
- deduct
- syllogise
- syllogize
- feel
- find
- gather
- extrapolate
- generalize
- generalise
verb bring to a closeRelated Wordsverb reach a conclusion after a discussion or deliberationSynonymsRelated Words- square off
- square up
- settle
- determine
- agree
- concur
- concord
- hold
verb come to a closeSynonymsRelated Words- end
- cease
- terminate
- finish
- stop
verb reach agreement onRelated Words |