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    con·clude
    /kənˈklo͞od/

    verb

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  2. conclude. verb. con· clude kən-ˈklüd. concluded; concluding. Synonyms of conclude. transitive verb. 1. : to bring to an end especially in a particular way or with a particular action. conclude a meeting. 2. a. : to reach as a logically necessary end by reasoning : infer on the basis of evidence. concluded that her argument was sound. b.

  3. to end a speech, meeting, or piece of writing: She concluded the speech by remind ing us of our responsibility. Before I conclude, I'd like to thank you all for coming. The concert concluded with a rousing chorus. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to finish something. finish Did you finish your homework?

  4. to bring to a decision or settlement; settle or arrange finally: to conclude a treaty. to determine by reasoning; deduce; infer: They studied the document and concluded that the author must have been an eyewitness. to decide, determine, or resolve: He concluded that he would go no matter what the weather. Obsolete. to shut up or enclose.

  5. /kənˈkluːd/ Verb Forms. [transitive] (not used in the progressive tenses) to decide or believe something as a result of what you have heard or seen. conclude something It is too early for us to conclude anything. conclude something from something What do you conclude from that? conclude (that)…

  6. to end a speech, meeting, or piece of writing: She concluded the speech by remind ing us of our responsibility. Before I conclude, I'd like to thank you all for coming. The concert concluded with a rousing chorus. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to finish something. finish Did you finish your homework?

  7. When you conclude something, it's as though you're pulling a door shut and bolting it. If your girlfriend concludes an argument by leaving the room and slamming the door, you can conclude that she's angry at you.

  8. 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.