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con·clude  (kn-kld)

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 reach a decision or form an opinion about. See Synonyms at decide.

4. To arrive at (a logical conclusion or end) by the process of reasoning; infer on the basis of convincing evidence: The jury concluded that the defendant was innocent.

5. Obsolete To confine; enclose.

v.intr.

1. To come to an end; close.

2. To come to a decision or agreement.

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[Middle English concluden, from Latin concldere : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + claudere, to close.]

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con·cluder n.

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conclude

Verb

[-cluding, -cluded]

1. to decide by reasoning: the investigation concluded that key data for the paper were faked

2. to come or bring to an end: the festival concludes on December 19th

3. to arrange or settle finally: officials have refused to comment on the failure to conclude an agreement [Latin concludere]

Thesaurus

Verb	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 out cerebrate, 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 induction deduce, derive, infer, deduct - reason by deduction; establish by deduction syllogise, syllogize - reason by syllogisms feel, 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 logic gather - 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 deliberation resolve square 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" close end, 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"

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conclude

verb 1. decide, judge, establish, suppose, determine, assume, gather, reckon (informal) work out, infer, deduce, surmise

verb 2. come to an end, end, close, finish, wind up, draw to a close << OPPOSITE begin

3. bring to an end, end, close, finish, complete, wind up, terminate, round off << OPPOSITE begin

verb 4. accomplish, effect, settle, bring about, fix, carry out, resolve, clinch, pull off, bring off (informal)

Translations

conclude [kənˈkluːd] vt (= finish) → concluir [+ treaty etc]; firmar [+ agreement]; llegar a (= decide): to conclude that ... → llegar a la conclusión de que ...

vi [events] → concluir, terminar

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conclude [kənˈkluːd] vt → conclure

vi [speaker] → conclure; [events];

to conclude (with) → se terminer (par)

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conclude [kənˈkluːd] vt → beenden, schließen;

(treaty, deal etc) → abschließen;

(decide) → schließen, folgern

vi → schließen;

(events);

to conclude (with) → enden (mit);

"That," he concluded, "is why we did it." → "Darum", schloss er, "haben wir es getan";

I conclude that ... → ich komme zu dem Schluss, dass ...

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conclude [kənˈkluːd] vt → concludere

vi [speaker] → concludere; [events]: to conclude (with) → concludersi (con)

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conclude

v conclude [kənˈkluːd]

1 to come or bring to an end to conclude a meeting; He concluded by thanking everyone. afsluit, beëindig, eindig, sluit, afhandel يَخْتَتِم، يُنْهي приключвам skončit afslutte; konkludere schließen ολοκληρώνω concluir, terminar lõpetama پایان دادن päättää conclure לְסַכֵּם पूरा करना završiti, sklopiti, zaključiti befejez mengakhiri ljúka, enda concludere しめくくる 종결하다 (už)baigti pabeigt; nobeigt; noslēgt membuat kesimpulan (be)a aindigen avslutte, konkludere kończyć terminar a încheia завершать uzavrieť zaključiti zaključiti avsluta จบ sona ermek, bitmek 結束 закінчувати(ся) نتیجے پر پہنچنا kết thúc 结束

2 to come to believe We concluded that you weren't coming. aflei, 'n gevolgtrekking maak; reken, besluit يَسْتَنْتِج، يَسْتَدِل заключвам usuzovat komme frem til; slutte folgern συμπεραίνω concluir järeldama نتیجه گیری کردن päätellä conclure (que) לְהָסִיק निष्कर्ष निकालना zaključiti (ki)következtet menyimpulkan álykta dedurre 結論する 결론을 내리다 (pa)manyti, nuspręsti secināt menyangkakan concluderen komme fram til, slutte, trekke en slutning wywnioskować concluir a conchide прийти к заключению usúdiť sklepati zaključiti sluta sig till, dra slutsatsen ลงความเห็น sonucuna varmak 斷定 робити висновок; вирішувати یقین کر لینا kết luận 断定

n conˈclusion [-ʒən]

1 an end the conclusion of his speech. afloop, einde, afsluiting نِهايَه завършек závěr, zakončení slutning; konklusion der Schluß κατάληξη conclusión lõpetus بخش آخر؛ پایان loppu conclusion סִכוּם @@@סִיכּוּם$$$ निष्कर्ष konac, zaključak, završetak befejezés akhir endir, lok conclusione 結び 종결 pabaiga nobeigums kesimpulan bea aindiging avslutning, slutt zakończenie conclusão concluzie окончание záver zaključek zaključak avslutning ส่วนสุดท้าย son, bitiş 結束 закінчення, завершення اختتام sự kết thúc 结束

2 a judgement I came to the conclusion that the house was empty. gevolgtrekking, slotsom, konklusie, afleiding; slotwoord نَتيجَه، اسْتِنْساخ، قَرار извод závěr slutning; konklusion der Schluß συμπέρασμα conclusión lõppjäreldus نتیجه گیری؛ برداشت johtopäätös conclusion מַסקָנָה फैसले zaključak következtetés kesimpulan niðurstaða conclusione 結論 결론 išvada secinājums; slēdziens kesimpulan conclusie konklusjon, slutning wniosek conclusão concluzie (умо)заключение úsudok sklep zaključak slutsats ความเห็น karar, yargı, kanı 結論 висновок نتیجہ sự kết luận 结论

adj conˈclusive [-siv]

convincing conclusive proof. afdoende, oortuigend, onweerlegbaar مُقْنِع убедителен přesvědčivý konkluderende schlüssig αδιαμφισβήτητος, πειστικός concluyente otsustav, lõplik قاطع ratkaiseva, lopullinen concluant חוֹתֵך, מַכרִיע निर्णायक odlučan, uvjerljiv döntő meyakinkan sannfærandi conclusivo, decisivo 確実な 확정적인 galutinis pārliecinošs; neapgāžams tidak dapat dipertikaikan overtuigend avgjørende przekonywający conclusivo convingător убедительный presvedčivý prepričljiv ubedljiv avslutande, avgörande, fullt bindande เป็นข้อสรุป kesin 使人信服的;結論性的 переконливий; вирішальний فیصلہ کن mang tính thuyết phục 确定性的，结论性的

adv conˈclusively

afdoende, oortuigend, onweerlegbaar بِصورَةٍ قاطِعَه окончателно přesvědčivě endeligt schlüssig αδιαμφισβήτητα definitivamente lõplikult بطور قاطع lopullisesti de façon concluante חַד-מַשמָעִי निर्णायक रूप से, अंतिम रूप से odlučno, uvjerljivo meggyőzően, döntően secara meyakinkan með sannfærandi hætti in modo decisivo 決定的に 확정적으로 galutinai, galiausiai pārliecinoši; neapgāžami dengan tanpa dapat dipertikaikan overtuigend avgjørende; endelig przekonywająco conclusivamente (în mod) convingător убедительно presvedčivo prepričljivo ubedljivo avslutande, avgörande อย่างสรุป kesinlikle 確定地 переконливо فیصلہ کن طور پر một cách thuyết phục 确定地

n conˈclusiveness

afdoendheid, bewyskrag إِقْناع، إقْتِناعِيَّه решителност přesvědčivost det at være afgørende/endelig die Schlüssigkeit η ιδιότητα του να είναι κπ. ή κτ. τελειωτικό(ς) και αδιαμφισβήτητο(ς) carácter decisivo/concluyente otsustavus قطعیت ratkaisevuus caractère probant הֶחלֵטִיוּת निर्णायकता odlučnost, uvjerljivost meggyőző erő keyakinan sönnun, sönnunargildi carattere conclusivo 間違いのないこと 확정적임 galutinumas neapgāžamība bukti kukuh overtuigingskracht det å være avgjørende/endelig przekonywający charakter justeza caracter concludent убедительность presvedčivosť prepričljivost ubedljivost slutgiltighet ความเป็นข้อสรุป kesinlik 結論性 переконливість فیصلہ کن ہونا tính thuyết phục 结论性