con·clu·sion (k n-kl  zhn)n. 1. The close or last part; the end or finish. 2. The result or outcome of an act or process. 3. A judgment or decision reached after deliberation. See Synonyms at decision. 4. A final arrangement or settlement, as of a treaty. 5. Abbr. con. Law The close of a plea or deed. 6. Logic a. The proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises in a syllogism. b. The proposition concluded from one or more premises; a deduction. [Middle English conclusioun, from Old French conclusion, from Latin concl  si , conclsin-, from conclsus, past participle of concldere, to end; see conclude.] |
conclusion [kənˈkluːʒən]
n
1. end or termination
2. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) the last main division of a speech, lecture, essay, etc.
3. the outcome or result of an act, process, event, etc. (esp in the phrase a foregone conclusion)
4. a final decision or judgment; resolution (esp in the phrase come to a conclusion)
5. (Philosophy / Logic) Logic
a. a statement that purports to follow from another or others (the premises) by means of an argument
b. a statement that does validly follow from given premises
6. (Law) Law
a. an admission or statement binding on the party making it; estoppel
b. the close of a pleading or of a conveyance
in conclusion lastly; to sum up
jump to conclusions to come to a conclusion prematurely, without sufficient thought or on incomplete evidence
[via Old French from Latin; see conclude, -ion]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  conclusion - a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration; "a decision unfavorable to the opposition"; "his conclusion took the evidence into account"; "satisfied with the panel's determination"judgment, judgement, mind - an opinion formed by judging something; "he was reluctant to make his judgment known"; "she changed her mind" predetermination - a mental determination or resolve in advance; an antecedent intention to do something; "he entered the argument with a predetermination to prove me wrong" |
| 2. | conclusion - an intuitive assumption; "jump to a conclusion" non sequitur - (logic) a conclusion that does not follow from the premises supposal, supposition, assumption - a hypothesis that is taken for granted; "any society is built upon certain assumptions" | |
| 3. |  conclusion - the temporal end; the concluding time; "the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell"; "the market was up at the finish"; "they were playing better at the close of the season" | |
| 4. | conclusion - event whose occurrence ends something; "his death marked the ending of an era"; "when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show" final stage, end, last - the concluding parts of an event or occurrence; "the end was exciting"; "I had to miss the last of the movie" final result, outcome, resultant, termination, result - something that results; "he listened for the results on the radio" foregone conclusion, matter of course - an inevitable ending demolition, wipeout, destruction - an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something omega, Z - the ending of a series or sequence; "the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end"--Revelation | |
| 5. | conclusion - the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism) syllogism - deductive reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises proposition - (logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false major term - the term in a syllogism that is the predicate of the conclusion minor term - the term in a syllogism that is the subject of the conclusion | |
| 6. | conclusion - the act of ending something; "the termination of the agreement" abort - the act of terminating a project or procedure before it is completed; "I wasted a year of my life working on an abort"; "he sent a short message requesting an abort due to extreme winds in the area" demonetisation, demonetization - ending something (e.g. gold or silver) as no longer the legal tender of a country change of state - the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics tone ending, release - (music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone retirement - withdrawal from your position or occupation relinquishing, relinquishment - the act of giving up and abandoning a struggle or task etc. breakup, dissolution - the termination or disintegration of a relationship (between persons or nations) overthrow - the termination of a ruler or institution (especially by force) adjournment, dissolution - the termination of a meeting dismission, sacking, liberation, firing, dismissal, release, discharge, sack - the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) destruction, devastation - the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists abolishment, abolition - the act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery); "the abolition of capital punishment" liquidation, settlement - termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities drug withdrawal, withdrawal - the termination of drug taking closedown, shutdown, closing, closure - termination of operations; "they regretted the closure of the day care center" extinguishing, quenching, extinction - the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning; "the extinction of the lights" fade, disappearance - gradually ceasing to be visible abortion - termination of pregnancy defusing, deactivation - the act of deactivating or making ineffective (as a bomb) discontinuance, discontinuation - the act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent) | |
| 7. | conclusion - a final settlement; "the conclusion of a business deal"; "the conclusion of the peace treaty" settlement - a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it | |
| 8. | conclusion - the last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want to say..." anticlimax, bathos - a change from a serious subject to a disappointing one section, subdivision - a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical); "he always turns first to the business section"; "the history of this work is discussed in the next section" epilog, epilogue - a short passage added at the end of a literary work; "the epilogue told what eventually happened to the main characters" epilog, epilogue - a short speech (often in verse) addressed directly to the audience by an actor at the end of a play peroration - (rhetoric) the concluding section of an oration; "he summarized his main points in his peroration" | |
| 9. | conclusion - the act of making up your mind about something; "the burden of decision was his"; "he drew his conclusions quickly" selection, choice, option, pick - the act of choosing or selecting; "your choice of colors was unfortunate"; "you can take your pick" appointment, designation, naming, assignment - the act of putting a person into a non-elective position; "the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee" call - (sports) the decision made by an umpire or referee; "he was ejected for protesting the call" move - the act of deciding to do something; "he didn't make a move to help"; "his first move was to hire a lawyer" casting lots, drawing lots, sortition - making a chance decision by using lots (straws or pebbles etc.) that are thrown or drawn resolution - a decision to do something or to behave in a certain manner; "he always wrote down his New Year's resolutions" |
conclusion
noun
1. decision, agreement, opinion, settlement, resolution, conviction, verdict, judgment, deduction, inference We came to the conclusion that it was too difficult to combine the two techniques.
2. end, ending, close, finish, completion, finale, termination, bitter end, result At the conclusion of the programme, viewers were invited to phone in.
3. outcome, result, upshot, consequence, sequel, culmination, end result, issue Executives said it was the logical conclusion of a process started in 1987.
Translations
conclusion [kənˈkluːʒən] N
1. (= end) → conclusión f, término m
to reach a happy conclusion → llegar a feliz término
in conclusion → para concluir or terminar, en conclusión
to bring sth to a conclusion → concluir algo
to reach a happy conclusion → llegar a feliz término
in conclusion → para concluir or terminar, en conclusión
to bring sth to a conclusion → concluir algo
2. (= signing) [of treaty, agreement, deal] → firmar m
3. (= inference) → conclusión f
to come to the conclusion that → llegar a la conclusión de que
draw your own conclusions → extraiga usted las conclusiones oportunas
to jump to conclusions → sacar conclusiones precipitadas
see also foregone
to come to the conclusion that → llegar a la conclusión de que
draw your own conclusions → extraiga usted las conclusiones oportunas
to jump to conclusions → sacar conclusiones precipitadas
see also foregone
conclusion [kənˈkluːʒən] n
(= decision) → conclusion f
to draw a conclusion from sth → tirer une conclusion de qch
Only one conclusion can be drawn from that → Il n'y a qu'une seule conclusion à en tirer.
to come to the conclusion (that) ... → (en) conclure que ...
to jump to conclusions → tirer des conclusions hâtives
to draw a conclusion from sth → tirer une conclusion de qch
Only one conclusion can be drawn from that → Il n'y a qu'une seule conclusion à en tirer.
to come to the conclusion (that) ... → (en) conclure que ...
to jump to conclusions → tirer des conclusions hâtives
(= settlement) [deal, agreement, treaty] → conclusion f
conclusion
n
(= end) → Abschluss m; (of essay, novel etc) → Schluss m; in conclusion → zum (Ab)schluss, abschließend
→ Schluss (→ folgerung f) m; what conclusion do you draw or reach from all this? → welchen Schluss or welche Schlussfolgerung ziehen Sie daraus or aus alldem?; let me know your conclusions → lassen Sie mich wissen, zu welchem Schluss Sie gekommen sind; a hasty conclusion → ein voreiliger Schluss; one is forced to the conclusion that … → man kommt unweigerlich zu dem Schluss, dass …
(Logic) → Folgerung f
conclusion [kənˈkluːʒ/ən] n (all senses) → conclusione f
in conclusion → in conclusione
to come to the conclusion that ... → concludere che..., arrivare alla conclusione che...
conclusion [kənˈkluːʒ/ən] n (all senses) → conclusione f
in conclusion → in conclusione
to come to the conclusion that ... → concludere che..., arrivare alla conclusione che...
in conclusion → in conclusione
to come to the conclusion that ... → concludere che..., arrivare alla conclusione che...
conclusion [kənˈkluːʒ/ən] n (all senses) → conclusione f
in conclusion → in conclusione
to come to the conclusion that ... → concludere che..., arrivare alla conclusione che...
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