Definitions for conclude
kənˈkludcon·clude

Princeton's WordNet(3.20 / 5 votes)Rate this definition:

1. reason, reason out, conclude(verb)

   decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion

   "We reasoned that it was cheaper to rent than to buy a house"

2. conclude(verb)

   bring to a close

   "The committee concluded the meeting"

3. conclude, resolve(verb)

   reach a conclusion after a discussion or deliberation

4. conclude, close(verb)

   come to a close

   "The concert closed with a nocturne by Chopin"

5. conclude(verb)

   reach agreement on

   "They concluded an economic agreement"; "We concluded a cease-fire"

Wiktionary(2.33 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. conclude(Verb)

   To end, to come to an end.

   Etymology: From concludere, present active infinitive of concludo.

2. conclude(Verb)

   To come to a conclusion, to a final decision.

   Etymology: From concludere, present active infinitive of concludo.

Webster Dictionary(3.00 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Conclude(verb)

   to shut up; to inclose

2. Conclude(verb)

   to include; to comprehend; to shut up together; to embrace

3. Conclude(verb)

   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

4. Conclude(verb)

   to make a final determination or judgment concerning; to judge; to decide

5. Conclude(verb)

   to bring to an end; to close; to finish

6. Conclude(verb)

   to bring about as a result; to effect; to make; as, to conclude a bargain

7. Conclude(verb)

   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

8. Conclude(verb)

   to come to a termination; to make an end; to close; to end; to terminate

9. Conclude(verb)

   to form a final judgment; to reach a decision

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. 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

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'conclude' in Verbs Frequency: #364

How to pronounce conclude?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of conclude in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of conclude in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of conclude in a Sentence

1. Kenneth Smith:

   Mexico's position since the start of the negotiation has been that we're not going to sacrifice the quality of the deal to conclude quickly.

2. Murillo Karam:

   These and other elements we found during the investigation allowed us to carry out an analysis about the logical causes and, without a doubt, we can conclude that the students at the teachers' college were abducted, killed, burned and thrown into the San Juan River, in that order.

3. Doug Wilder:

   I stated, earlier, that Gov. Northam's continuing in office was Governor Northam choice to make. It is difficult for anyone who watched the press conference today to conclude that Governor Northam has any other choice... but to resign.

4. Judge Robert Drain:

   I conclude that the process here was proper and appropriate.

5. Koji Fukaya:

   It remains to be seen if the yen can stay weak if global risk aversion takes hold again. Market players will be wary of the BOJ taking action in that case, but they may conclude that the central bank won't step in until dollar/yen falls into the 116 range, the BOJ can lower interest rates further into negative territory, but the impact could be limited. For example the ECB did deepen negative deposit rates in December but this was considered a disappointment.

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