conclude
Use Conclude in a sentence
verb (used with object)
1.
to bring to an end; finish; terminate: to conclude a speech with a quotation from the Bible.
2.
to say in conclusion: At the end of the speech he concluded that we had been a fine audience.
3.
to bring to a decision or settlement; settle or arrange finally: to conclude a treaty.
4.
to determine by reasoning; deduce; infer: They studied the document and concluded that the author must have been an eyewitness.
5.
to decide, determine, or resolve: He concluded that he would go no matter what the weather.
verb (used without object)
7.
to come to an end; finish: The meeting concluded at ten o'clock.
8.
to arrive at an opinion or judgment; come to a decision; decide: The jury concluded to set the accused free.
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Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English < Latin conclūdere to close, end an argument, equivalent to con- con- + -clūdere, combining form of claudere to close
1250–1300; Middle English < Latin conclūdere to close, end an argument, equivalent to con- con- + -clūdere, combining form of claudere to close
Related forms
con·clud·a·ble, con·clud·i·ble, adjective
con·clud·er, noun
non·con·clud·ing, adjective
pre·con·clude, verb (used with object), pre·con·clud·ed, pre·con·clud·ing.
un·con·clud·a·ble, adjective
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| —vb | |
| 1. | (also intr) to come or cause to come to an end or conclusion |
| 2. | (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] | |
| con'cluder | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
conclude
c.1300, from L. concludere "to shut up, enclose," from com- "together" + -cludere, comb. form of claudere "to shut" (see close (v.)).
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Example sentences
The essay, which had tremendous influence on the intellectual world, seemed to conclude a millennia-old debate.
But it is reasonable to conclude that many cases continue to go unreported.
There are reasons to conclude that romance as well was shaped by the unsentimental hand of evolution.
From the ratio of shoppers to elevators, he might conclude that they were not.
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