conclusionnoun
uk/kənˈkluː.ʒən/us/kənˈkluː.ʒən/conclusion noun (LAST PART)
C2 [ C ] the final part of something:
Be careful not to introduce new ideas in the conclusion of your essay.
in conclusion formal
B2 finally:
In conclusion, I would like to thank our guest speaker.
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- The conclusion of your essay is good, but the final sentence is too long and complicated.
- If we carry this argument to its logical conclusion, we realize that further investment is not a good idea.
- The result of the election seems to be a foregone conclusion.
- The film has a boringly predictable conclusion.
- By this time they had disagreed so fiercely that there was no hope of an amicable conclusion.
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Ends and endings
- accomplishment
- break
- break up
- cessation
- coda
- completion
- culminate
- death
- demise
- denouement
- end
- ending
- endpoint
- expiry
- fag
- finalize
- finish
- it'll (all) end in tears idiom
- later
- the tail end
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Final and finally
conclusion noun (AGREEMENT)
[ U ] the act of arranging or agreeing something formally:
the conclusion of the deal/treaty
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Accepting & agreeing
- accept
- accredited
- assent
- be ruled by sb idiom
- buy-in
- conclude
- countenance
- court
- embrace
- gauntlet
- leap
- listen to reason idiom
- middle ground
- mustn't grumble idiom
- pounce
- reach
- signatory
- swallow
- take sb up on sth
- unquestioning
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conclusion noun (JUDGMENT)
B1 [ C ] the opinion you have after considering all the information about something:
Did you come to/reach/draw any conclusions at the meeting this morning?
[ + that ] At first I thought he was a bit shy, but I've come to the conclusion that he's simply unfriendly!
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Decisions and deciding
- be make or break for sb/sth idiom
- be on the horns of a dilemma idiom
- clinch
- clincher
- come down on one side of the fence or the other idiom
- come to sth
- decider
- fight
- hammer sth out
- head
- it's a date idiom
- judgment call
- lot
- make or break sth idiom
- make up your mind idiom
- mind
- nail sth down
- name
- name the day idiom
- spin a coin idiom
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