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con·clude
(kən-klo͞od′)v. con·clud·ed, con·clud·ing, con·cludes
v.tr.
1. To bring to an end; close: concluded the rally with the national anthem. See Synonyms at complete.
2. To bring about (a final agreement or settlement): conclude a peace treaty.
3. To arrive at (a conclusion, judgment, or opinion) by the process of reasoning: The jury concluded that the defendant was innocent. See Synonyms at decide.
4. Obsolete To confine; enclose.
v.intr.
1. To come to an end; close: The show concluded with a dance routine.
2. To come to a decision or agreement: The committee concluded on a course of action.
[Middle English concluden, from Latin conclūdere : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + claudere, to close.]
con·clud′er n.
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conclude
(kənˈkluːd)vb (mainly tr)
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]
conˈcluder n
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con•clude
(kənˈklud)v. -clud•ed, -clud•ing. v.t.
1. to bring to an end; finish: to conclude a speech with a quotation.
2. to say in conclusion.
3. to bring to a decision or settlement: to conclude a treaty.
4. to determine by reasoning; deduce; infer: By your smile I conclude that the news is good.
5. to decide, determine, or resolve.
6. Obs.
v.i. a. to shut up or enclose.
b. to restrict or confine.
7. to come to an end; finish: The meeting concluded at ten o'clock.
8. to arrive at an opinion, judgment, or decision; decide.
[1250–1300; Middle English < Latin conclūdere to close, end an argument]
con•clud′er, n.
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conclude
Past participle: concluded
Gerund: concluding
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| Verb | 1. | conclude - decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion; "We reasoned that it was cheaper to rent than to buy a house" cerebrate, cogitate, think - use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments; "I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere" induce - reason or establish by induction feel, find - come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds; "I feel that he doesn't like me"; "I find him to be obnoxious"; "I found the movie rather entertaining" gather - conclude from evidence; "I gather you have not done your homework" |
| 2. | conclude - bring to a close; "The committee concluded the meeting" terminate, end - bring to an end or halt; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I" perorate - conclude a speech with a formal recapitulation | |
| 3. | conclude - reach a conclusion after a discussion or deliberation square off, square up, settle, determine - settle conclusively; come to terms; "We finally settled the argument" | |
| 4. | conclude - come to a close; "The concert closed with a nocturne by Chopin" end, cease, terminate, finish, stop - have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical; "the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"; "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other"; "My property ends by the bushes"; "The symphony ends in a pianissimo" | |
| 5. | conclude - reach agreement on; "They concluded an economic agreement"; "We concluded a cease-fire" agree - achieve harmony of opinion, feeling, or purpose; "No two of my colleagues would agree on whom to elect chairman" |
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conclude
verb
1. decide, judge, establish, suppose, determine, assume, gather, reckon (informal), work out, infer, deduce, surmise We concluded that he was telling the truth.
2. come to an end, end, close, finish, wind up, draw to a close The evening concluded with dinner and speeches.
come to an end start, open, begin, extend, commence
come to an end start, open, begin, extend, commence
3. bring to an end, end, close, finish, complete, wind up, terminate, round off They concluded their annual summit meeting today.
bring to an end start, open, begin, extend, initiate, commence, protract
bring to an end start, open, begin, extend, initiate, commence, protract
4. accomplish, effect, settle, bring about, fix, carry out, resolve, clinch, pull off, bring off (informal) If the clubs cannot conclude a deal, an independent tribunal will decide.
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conclude
verb1. To bring or come to a natural or proper end:
3. To put into correct or conclusive form:
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Translations
يَخْتَتِمُيَخْتَتِم، يُنْهييَسْتَنْتِج، يَسْتَدِل
skončitusouditusuzovat
afsluttekomme frem tilkonkludereslutte
viedä päätökseen
zaključiti
befejezkikövetkeztet
ályktaljúka, enda
結論を出す
...의 결말을 짓다
galiausiaigalutinaigalutinisišvadapabaiga
nobeigtnoslēgtsecināt
sklepatizaključiti
sammanfatta
สรุป
kết luận
conclude
[kənˈkluːd]A. VT
2. (= finalize) [+ treaty] → concertar, pactar; [+ agreement] → llegar a, concertar; [+ deal] → cerrar
3. (= infer) → concluir
it was concluded that → se concluyó que ...
what are we to conclude from that? → ¿que conclusión se saca de eso?
from your expression I conclude that you are angry → por tu expresión deduzco que estás enfadado
it was concluded that → se concluyó que ...
what are we to conclude from that? → ¿que conclusión se saca de eso?
from your expression I conclude that you are angry → por tu expresión deduzco que estás enfadado
4. (US) (= decide) → decidir (to do sth hacer algo)
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
conclude
[kənˈkluːd] vi (= stop talking) [speaker] → conclure (= end) [event] → se terminer
to conclude with [speaker] → conclure par; [event] → se terminer par
to conclude with [speaker] → conclure par; [event] → se terminer par
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
conclude
vt
(= end) meeting, letter, speech → beenden, schließen; meal → abschließen, beenden; this, gentlemen, concludes our business → damit, meine Herren, sind wir mit unserer Besprechung am Ende; and now, to conclude tonight’s programmes → zum Abschluss unseres heutigen Abendprogramms
(= arrange) treaty, transaction, deal → abschließen
(= infer) → schließen, folgern (from aus); what did you conclude? → was haben Sie daraus geschlossen or gefolgert?
vi (meetings, events) → enden; (letter, speech etc also) → schließen; to conclude I would like to say …, I would like to conclude by saying … → abschließend möchte ich sagen …
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
conclude
[kənˈkluːd]1. vt (all senses) → concludere
2. vi to conclude (with) (events) → concludersi (con); (speaker) → concludere
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
conclude
(kənˈkluːd) verb1. to come or bring to an end. to conclude a meeting; He concluded by thanking everyone.
2. to come to believe. We concluded that you weren't coming.
conˈclusion (-ʒən) noun1. an end. the conclusion of his speech.
2. a judgement. I came to the conclusion that the house was empty.
conˈclusive (-siv) adjective convincing. conclusive proof.
conˈclusively adverbconˈclusiveness noun
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conclude
→ يَخْتَتِمُ usoudit afslutte folgern ολοκληρώνω concluir viedä päätökseen conclure zaključiti concludere 結論を出す ...의 결말을 짓다 concluderen fullføre zakończyć concluir заключать sammanfatta สรุป sonucuna varmak kết luận 结束Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009