conclude

verb

con·clude kən-ˈklüd How to pronounce conclude (audio)

concluded; concluding

transitive verb

: to bring to an end especially in a particular way or with a particular action

conclude a meeting

: to reach as a logically necessary end by reasoning : infer on the basis of evidence

concluded that her argument was sound

: to make a decision about : decide

concluded he would wait a little longer

: to come to an agreement on : effect

conclude a sale

concluded a peace treaty

: to bring about as a result : complete

obsolete : to shut up : enclose

intransitive verb

: end

The festivities concluded at midnight.

: to form a final judgment

: to reach a decision or agreement

concluder noun

Example Sentences

The investigation has not yet concluded. The meeting concluded at noon. The chairman concluded by wishing us all a happy holiday. We concluded the meeting on a happy note. The chairman concluded his speech by wishing us all a happy holiday. We conclude from our review of the evidence that they are right. Many studies have concluded that smoking is dangerous. The speech, many historians concluded, was the most important of his career. Their effort to conclude an agreement was a success. See More

Recent Examples on the Web The characters in question would probably include Terry Silver—who has seen his arc conclude and is headed to jail—and Chozen—who is probably headed back to Okinawa.

Evan Romano, Men's Health, 9 Sep. 2022 The competition, which will conclude Thursday night with a live finale at the Carroll Arts Center in Westminster, is run by the Carroll County Chamber of Commerce.

Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun, 17 Aug. 2022 Come fall, Lacy will hit the road for a 27-date North American tour, which will conclude with a hometown show at The Greek Theatre in L.A. on Nov. 11.

Cydney Lee, Billboard, 3 Aug. 2022 Fantastic Four will be the first title in MCU Phase 6, which will conclude with Avengers: Secret Wars.

Chris Smith, BGR, 28 July 2022 The production is currently playing a run in Toronto, which will conclude before Broadway, and has been playing the West End since 2019.

Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 July 2022 The Sox are now 6-1 on their road trip, which will conclude with a three-game series at Seattle.

Andrew Mahoney, BostonGlobe.com, 10 June 2022 That experience prompted the Princeton pair to investigate whether misapplication of machine learning was distorting results in other fields—and to conclude that incorrect use of the technique is a widespread problem in modern science.

Wired, 11 Aug. 2022 Two straight quarters of falling gross domestic product are raising recession fears, but economists say it’s too early to conclude that the U.S. economy is in a recession.

Roland Li, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 July 2022 See More

concluded 1 of 2

adjective

as in done

brought or having come to an end with another recently concluded fiscal year behind us, we are now ready to face new challenges

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

done
finished
completed
ended
up
complete
terminated
through
accomplished
over
realized
down
achieved
attained
defunct
over with
out of hand
out of the way
expired
obsolete
compassed
extinct
kaput
kaputt
dead

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

incomplete
ongoing
continuing
unfinished
uncompleted
undone

concluded

2 of 2

verb

past tense of conclude

as in ended

to bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point a brief reminder of tonight's game concluded the announcements

Synonyms & Similar Words

ended
finished
completed
closed
terminated
wrapped up
climaxed
put paid to
crowned
closed out
consummated
wound up
winded up
suspended
rang down the curtain (on)
halted
perfected
rounded (off or out)
stopped

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

began
commenced
started
opened
inaugurated

as in stopped

to come to an end the concert concluded late in the evening

Synonyms & Similar Words

ended
stopped
halted
ceased
expired
terminated
finished
passed
went
died
determined
closed
stalled
discontinued
lapsed
broke off
left off
elapsed
broke up
let up
quitted
quit
paused
wound up
suspended
dead-ended
bit the dust
winded up
stayed
winked (out)
laid off (of)
cut out
knocked off
broke down
abated
refrained (from)
gave over
wound down
packed (up or in)
desisted (from)
conked (out)
winded down
petered (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

continued
persisted
extended
hung on
prolonged
protracted
drew out

as in arranged

to bring about through discussion and compromise concluded an economic agreement among the world's leading industrial nations

Synonyms & Similar Words

arranged
negotiated
discussed
bargained
concerted
agreed
argued
dealt
reasoned
debated
haggled
dickered
talked
renegotiated
paltered
talked over
hammered out
contracted
chaffered
covenanted
settled (on or upon)
horse-traded
worked out
hashed (over)

as in decided

to come to a judgment about after discussion or consideration he concluded that the reprimand could wait until later

Synonyms & Similar Words

decided
figured
opted
chose
found
resolved
determined
ruled
selected
named
decreed
picked
settled (on or upon)
pondered
elected
deliberated
culled
preferred
contemplated
adjudged
studied
adjudicated
ruminated
debated
handpicked
weighed
considered
judged
questioned
arbitrated
cogitated
meditated
refereed
entertained
umpired
chewed over
ruled (on)
thought (about or over)
mulled (over)
singled (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

rejected
refused
declined
halted
hesitated
abstained
delayed
temporized
stalled
turned down
vacillated
wavered
waffled
shilly-shallied

as in understood

to form an opinion or reach a conclusion through reasoning and information concluded that only the murderer could possibly have known that information

Synonyms & Similar Words

understood
derived
decided
inferred
deduced
reasoned
thought
extrapolated
assumed
speculated
guessed
ascertained
judged
surmised
gathered
read
supposed
made out
interpreted
drew a conclusion
conjectured
construed
contemplated
rationalized
philosophized
found out
doped (out)

单词	concluded
释义	conclude verb con·clude kən-ˈklüd concluded; concluding 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 : to make a decision about : decide concluded he would wait a little longer c : to come to an agreement on : effect conclude a sale concluded a peace treaty 3 : to bring about as a result : complete 4 obsolete : to shut up : enclose intransitive verb 1 : end The festivities concluded at midnight. 2 a : to form a final judgment b : to reach a decision or agreement concluder noun Synonyms close close out complete end finish round (off or out) terminate wind up wrap up See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences The investigation has not yet concluded. The meeting concluded at noon. The chairman concluded by wishing us all a happy holiday. We concluded the meeting on a happy note. The chairman concluded his speech by wishing us all a happy holiday. We conclude from our review of the evidence that they are right. Many studies have concluded that smoking is dangerous. The speech, many historians concluded, was the most important of his career. Their effort to conclude an agreement was a success. See More Recent Examples on the Web The characters in question would probably include Terry Silver—who has seen his arc conclude and is headed to jail—and Chozen—who is probably headed back to Okinawa. Evan Romano, Men's Health, 9 Sep. 2022 The competition, which will conclude Thursday night with a live finale at the Carroll Arts Center in Westminster, is run by the Carroll County Chamber of Commerce. Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun, 17 Aug. 2022 Come fall, Lacy will hit the road for a 27-date North American tour, which will conclude with a hometown show at The Greek Theatre in L.A. on Nov. 11. Cydney Lee, Billboard, 3 Aug. 2022 Fantastic Four will be the first title in MCU Phase 6, which will conclude with Avengers: Secret Wars. Chris Smith, BGR, 28 July 2022 The production is currently playing a run in Toronto, which will conclude before Broadway, and has been playing the West End since 2019. Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 July 2022 The Sox are now 6-1 on their road trip, which will conclude with a three-game series at Seattle. Andrew Mahoney, BostonGlobe.com, 10 June 2022 That experience prompted the Princeton pair to investigate whether misapplication of machine learning was distorting results in other fields—and to conclude that incorrect use of the technique is a widespread problem in modern science. Wired, 11 Aug. 2022 Two straight quarters of falling gross domestic product are raising recession fears, but economists say it’s too early to conclude that the U.S. economy is in a recession. Roland Li, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 July 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English, from Latin concludere to shut up, end, infer, from com- + claudere to shut — more at close entry 1 First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 4 Kids Definition conclude verb con·clude kən-ˈklüd concluded; concluding 1 : to bring or come to an end : finish conclude a speech 2 : to decide after a period of thought or research I conclude that I was wrong. 3 : to bring about as a result They would like to conclude an agreement on working together. concluded 1 of 2 adjective as in done brought or having come to an end with another recently concluded fiscal year behind us, we are now ready to face new challenges Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance done finished completed ended up complete terminated through accomplished over realized down achieved attained defunct over with out of hand out of the way expired obsolete compassed extinct kaput kaputt dead Antonyms & Near Antonyms incomplete ongoing continuing unfinished uncompleted undone concluded 2 of 2 verb past tense of conclude 1 as in ended to bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point a brief reminder of tonight's game concluded the announcements Synonyms & Similar Words ended finished completed closed terminated wrapped up climaxed put paid to crowned closed out consummated wound up winded up suspended rang down the curtain (on) halted perfected rounded (off or out) stopped Antonyms & Near Antonyms began commenced started opened inaugurated 2 as in stopped to come to an end the concert concluded late in the evening Synonyms & Similar Words ended stopped halted ceased expired terminated finished passed went died determined closed stalled discontinued lapsed broke off left off elapsed broke up let up quitted quit paused wound up suspended dead-ended bit the dust winded up stayed winked (out) laid off (of) cut out knocked off broke down abated refrained (from) gave over wound down packed (up or in) desisted (from) conked (out) winded down petered (out) Antonyms & Near Antonyms continued persisted extended hung on prolonged protracted drew out See More 3 as in arranged to bring about through discussion and compromise concluded an economic agreement among the world's leading industrial nations Synonyms & Similar Words arranged negotiated discussed bargained concerted agreed argued dealt reasoned debated haggled dickered talked renegotiated paltered talked over hammered out contracted chaffered covenanted settled (on or upon) horse-traded worked out hashed (over) 4 as in decided to come to a judgment about after discussion or consideration he concluded that the reprimand could wait until later Synonyms & Similar Words decided figured opted chose found resolved determined ruled selected named decreed picked settled (on or upon) pondered elected deliberated culled preferred contemplated adjudged studied adjudicated ruminated debated handpicked weighed considered judged questioned arbitrated cogitated meditated refereed entertained umpired chewed over ruled (on) thought (about or over) mulled (over) singled (out) Antonyms & Near Antonyms rejected refused declined halted hesitated abstained delayed temporized stalled turned down vacillated wavered waffled shilly-shallied See More 5 as in understood to form an opinion or reach a conclusion through reasoning and information concluded that only the murderer could possibly have known that information Synonyms & Similar Words understood derived decided inferred deduced reasoned thought extrapolated assumed speculated guessed ascertained judged surmised gathered read supposed made out interpreted drew a conclusion conjectured construed contemplated rationalized philosophized found out doped (out)
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