What does conclude mean?
Definitions for conclude
kənˈkludcon·clude
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Princeton's WordNet
reason, reason out, concludeverb
decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion
"We reasoned that it was cheaper to rent than to buy a house"
concludeverb
bring to a close
"The committee concluded the meeting"
conclude, resolveverb
reach a conclusion after a discussion or deliberation
conclude, closeverb
come to a close
"The concert closed with a nocturne by Chopin"
concludeverb
reach agreement on
"They concluded an economic agreement"; "We concluded a cease-fire"
Wiktionary
concludeverb
To end, to come to an end.
concludeverb
To come to a conclusion, to a final decision.
Etymology: From concludere, present active infinitive of concludo.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To CONCLUDEverb
Etymology: conclude, Latin.
The very person of Christ therefore, for ever and the self-same, was only, touching bodily substance, concluded within the grave. Richard Hooker, b. v. s. 52.
God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all. Romans, xi. 32.
The providences of God are promiscuously administred in this world; so that no man can conclude God’s love or hatred to any person, by any thing that befals him. John Tillotson.
Youth, ere it sees the world, here studies rest;
And age, returning thence, concludes it best. Dryden.But no frail man, however great or high,
Can be concluded blest before he die. Joseph Addison, Ovid’s Met.Is it concluded he shall be protector?
It is determin’d, not concluded yet;
But so it must be, if the king miscarry. William Shakespeare, Rich. III.I will conclude this part with the speech of a counsellor of state. Francis Bacon.
These are my theme, and how the war began,
And how concluded by the godlike man. John Dryden, Æn. b. vii.If therefore they will appeal to revelation for their creation, they must be concluded by it. Matthew Hale, Origin of Mankind.
He never refused to be concluded by the authority of one legally summoned. Francis Atterbury.
To Concludeverb
For why should we the busy soul believe,
When boldly she concludes of that and this;
When of herself she can no judgment give,
Nor how, nor whence, nor where, nor what she is? Davies.The blind man’s relations import no necessity of concluding, that though black was the roughest of colours, therefore white should be the smoothest. Robert Boyle, on Colours.
There is something infamous in the very attempt: the world will conclude I had a guilty conscience. John Arbuthnot, Hist. of J. Bull.
Can we conclude upon Luther’s instability, as our author has done, because, in a single notion no way fundamental, an enemy writes that he had some doubtings? Francis Atterbury.
I question not but your translation will do honour to our country; for I conclude of it already from those performances. Joseph Addison, to Pope.
They humbly sue unto your excellence,
To have a goodly peace concluded of,
Between the realms of England and of France. William Shakespeare.And all around wore nuptial bonds, the ties
Of love’s assurance, and a train of lies,
That, made in lust, conclude in perjuries. John Dryden, Fables.
ChatGPT
conclude
To conclude means to reach a decision or form a judgment about something after considering all the relevant facts, evidence, or arguments. It can also mean to finish or bring something, such as a meeting, event, or piece of work, to an end.
Webster Dictionary
Concludeverb
to shut up; to inclose
Concludeverb
to include; to comprehend; to shut up together; to embrace
Concludeverb
to reach as an end of reasoning; to infer, as from premises; to close, as an argument, by inferring; -- sometimes followed by a dependent clause
Concludeverb
to make a final determination or judgment concerning; to judge; to decide
Concludeverb
to bring to an end; to close; to finish
Concludeverb
to bring about as a result; to effect; to make; as, to conclude a bargain
Concludeverb
to shut off; to restrain; to limit; to estop; to bar; -- generally in the passive; as, the defendant is concluded by his own plea; a judgment concludes the introduction of further evidence argument
Concludeverb
to come to a termination; to make an end; to close; to end; to terminate
Concludeverb
to form a final judgment; to reach a decision
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Conclude
kon-klōōd′, v.t. to close: to end: to oblige.—v.i. to end: to infer: to form a final judgment.—p.adj. Conclud′ed, finished: settled.—adj. Conclud′ing, final, closing.—n. Conclu′sion, act of concluding: the end, close, or last part: inference: judgment: an experiment: (Shak.) a riddle.—adjs. Conclus′ive, Conclu′sory, final: convincing.—adv. Conclus′ively.—n. Conclus′iveness.—In conclusion, finally.—To try conclusions, to experiment: to engage in a contest. [L. concludĕre, conclusum—con, together, claudĕre, to shut.]
British National Corpus
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'conclude' in Verbs Frequency: #364
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of conclude in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of conclude in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of conclude in a Sentence
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls:
We would like to conclude as soon as possible this contract, we will now deliver on all of our commitments .. the choice of the Australian contract was to have the 12 submarines built in Australia and that was the basis of our agreement.
British Prime Minister David Cameron:
Obviously we should not do a deal at any price, but I do think the alternatives to doing a deal are not alternatives that are attractive and frankly they are not attractive for Iran, the sanctions that we have put in place ... have done such damage to Iran that it is in their interest to conclude a deal.
The government has said it wants to end armed conflict ... we have assisted in dialogue to examine the real will of the government and if at the end of the analysis we conclude that arms are no longer necessary, we are ready to consider giving them up.
Whatever we are to conclude, today's MPC minutes are certainly prepping markets for much more than just a Bank rate cut on Aug. 4.
Dialogue is ongoing with the PNG government to conclude the required gas agreement for the P'nyang project.
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- نستنتجArabic
- свършвам, привършвамBulgarian
- concloureCatalan, Valencian
- dojít k závěruCzech
- schließen, entscheiden, zu Ende führen, schlussfolgern, beenden, beschließen, abschließen, folgernGerman
- concluirSpanish
- نتیجه گرفتنPersian
- [[saattaa]] [[päätös, [[viedä]] [[loppuFinnish
- conclureFrench
- konkliHaitian Creole
- befejez, következtetésre jut, befejeződik, lezár, jut, vézgődikHungarian
- menyimpulkanIndonesian
- konkluzarIdo
- concludere, finireItalian
- 結ぶ, 終える, 締め括る, 結論Japanese
- whakakapiMāori
- concluderen, besluitenDutch
- concluirPortuguese
- concluderRomansh
- conchide, concluziona, încheiaRomanian
- заключать, завершить, закончить, заканчивать, завершать, заключитьRussian
- bitirmekTurkish
- kết luậnVietnamese
- שליסןYiddish
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