What does conclusion mean?
Definitions for conclusion
kənˈklu ʒəncon·clu·sion
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word conclusion.
Princeton's WordNet
decision, determination, conclusionnoun
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"
conclusionnoun
an intuitive assumption
"jump to a conclusion"
stopping point, finale, finis, finish, last, conclusion, closenoun
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"
ending, conclusion, finishnoun
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"
conclusion, ratiocinationnoun
the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism)
termination, ending, conclusionnoun
the act of ending something
"the termination of the agreement"
conclusionnoun
a final settlement
"the conclusion of a business deal"; "the conclusion of the peace treaty"
conclusion, end, close, closing, endingnoun
the last section of a communication
"in conclusion I want to say..."
decision, determination, conclusionnoun
the act of making up your mind about something
"the burden of decision was his"; "he drew his conclusions quickly"
Wiktionary
conclusionnoun
The end, finish, close or last part of something.
conclusionnoun
The outcome or result of a process or act.
conclusionnoun
A decision reached after careful thought.
The board has come to the conclusion that the proposed takeover would not be in the interest of our shareholders.
conclusionnoun
In an argument or syllogism, the proposition that follows as a necessary consequence of the premises.
Etymology: From Old (and modern) French conclusion, or Latin conclusio, from the past participle stem of concludere ‘conclude’.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Conclusionnoun
Etymology: from conclude.
Ways of peaceable conclusion there are but these two certain; the one a sentence of judicial decision, given by authority thereto appointed within ourselves; the other, the like kind of sentence given by a more universal authority. Richard Hooker.
The conclusion of experience, from the time past to the time present, will not be sound and perfect. Francis Bacon, War with Spain.
And marrying divers principles and grounds,
Out of their match a true conclusion brings. Davies.Then doth the wit
Build fond conclusions on those idle grounds;
Then doth it fly the good, and ill pursue. Davies.I only deal by rules of art, Such as are lawful, and judge by
Conclusions of astrology. Hudibras, p. ii. cant. iii.It is of the nature of principles, to yield a conclusion different from themselves. John Tillotson, Preface.
He granted him both the major and the minor; but denied him the conclusion. Joseph Addison, Freeholder, №. 32.
Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter, fear God and keep his commandments; for this is the whole duty of man. Eccles. xii. 13.
I have been reasoning, and in conclusion have thought it best to return to what fortune hath made my home. Jonathan Swift.
Her physician tells me,
She has pursu’d conclusions infinite
Of easy ways to die. William Shakespeare, Anthony and Cleopatra.We practise likewise all conclusions of grafting and inoculating, as well of wild trees as fruit trees. Francis Bacon, New Atlant.
Your wife Octavia, with her modest eyes
And still conclusion, shall acquire no honour,
Demuring upon me. William Shakespeare, Anthony and Cleopatra.
Webster Dictionary
Conclusionnoun
the last part of anything; close; termination; end
Conclusionnoun
final decision; determination; result
Conclusionnoun
any inference or result of reasoning
Conclusionnoun
the inferred proposition of a syllogism; the necessary consequence of the conditions asserted in two related propositions called premises. See Syllogism
Conclusionnoun
drawing of inferences
Conclusionnoun
an experiment, or something from which a conclusion may be drawn
Conclusionnoun
the end or close of a pleading, e.g., the formal ending of an indictment, "against the peace," etc
Conclusionnoun
an estoppel or bar by which a person is held to a particular position
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'conclusion' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2051
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'conclusion' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2537
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'conclusion' in Nouns Frequency: #627
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of conclusion in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of conclusion in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of conclusion in a Sentence
The message to the international community from this election is the Iranians are solidly behind their government, they will continue to support the policies that have been adopted leading to the conclusion and successful implementation of the nuclear deal and this will continue.
In a heightened political atmosphere, many people don't know her, and they certainly don't know the job that she's responsible for, if you just isolate one or two topics it's easy to reach the wrong conclusion.
We wanted to offer a look at how a Trump presidency would cause damage to the American economy and working families, we can be certain of this because we’ve read Trump’s ‘plans,’ listened to his words, reviewed what analysts have to say about what he wants to do. And it's the only logical conclusion.
I don't want to make any commitment about what I would do at the conclusion of investigation without knowing the details of the investigation. Talking with the director of the FBI, I can assure you, that if it's appropriate to release it to the American public, I would.
After careful consideration, President (Barack) Obama has come to the conclusion that while significant obstacles remain a negotiated peace in Colombia is absolutely worth pursuing and absolutely worth assisting if we are able to.
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Translations for conclusion
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- һығымта, нәтижә, һөҙөмтә, йомғаҡBashkir
- заключение, извод, завършване, край, приключване, резултатBulgarian
- conclusióCatalan, Valencian
- závěrCzech
- Abschluss, Schlussfolgerung, Vernunftsschluss, Folgerung, Fazit, Ergebnis, Schluss, EndeGerman
- συμπέρασμαGreek
- konkludoEsperanto
- conclusiónSpanish
- نتیجهPersian
- tulos, johtopäätös, ratkaisu, päätelmäFinnish
- fin, conclusionFrench
- eàrr, builScottish Gaelic
- conclusiónGalician
- निष्कर्षHindi
- kesimpulanIndonesian
- conclusioneItalian
- 結び, 結論, 終わり, 終結, 結末, 結果, 終了Japanese
- کۆتاییKurdish
- conclusioLatin
- whakamutungaMāori
- kesimpulan, konlusiMalay
- konklusjonNorwegian
- einde, conclusie, besluitDutch
- konklusjonNorwegian Nynorsk
- ałtso bééʼdeetánígííNavajo, Navaho
- wniosek, wynik, rezultatPolish
- conclusãoPortuguese
- заключение, выводRussian
- slutsatsSwedish
- висновокUkrainian
- نتیجہ اخذ کرنا۔Urdu
- 結論Chinese
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