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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024con•clude /kənˈklud/USA pronunciation v., -clud•ed, -clud•ing. - to (cause to) come to an end;
finish: [~ + object]concluded the service with a prayer.[no object]The party concluded at ten o'clock. - to say in conclusion: [used with quotations]"And so, my fellow Americans...'' he concluded.[no object]concluded with a joke.
- to bring to a decision;
settle:[~ + object]to conclude a treaty. - to determine by reasoning;
infer: [~ + that clause]By your smile I conclude that the news is good.[~ + object + from + object]What can you conclude from your data?
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024con•clude (kən klo̅o̅d′),USA pronunciation v., -clud•ed, -clud•ing. v.t. - to bring to an end;
finish; terminate:to conclude a speech with a quotation from the Bible. - to say in conclusion:At the end of the speech he concluded that we had been a fine audience.
- to bring to a decision or settlement;
settle or arrange finally:to conclude a treaty. - to determine by reasoning;
deduce; infer:They studied the document and concluded that the author must have been an eyewitness. - to decide, determine, or resolve:He concluded that he would go no matter what the weather.
- [Obs.]
- to shut up or enclose.
- to restrict or confine.
v.i. - to come to an end;
finish:The meeting concluded at ten o'clock. - to arrive at an opinion or judgment;
come to a decision; decide:The jury concluded to set the accused free.
- Latin conclūdere to close, end an argument, equivalent. to con- con- + -clūdere, combining form of claudere to close
- Middle English 1250–1300
con•clud′a•ble, con•clud′i•ble, adj. con•clud′er, n. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: conclude /kənˈkluːd/ vb (mainly tr)- (also intr) to come or cause to come to an end or conclusion
- (takes a clause as object) to decide by reasoning; deduce: the judge concluded that the witness had told the truth
- to arrange finally; settle: to conclude a treaty, it was concluded that he should go
- obsolete to confine
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin conclūdere to enclose, end, from claudere to close |