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

concluding 1 of 2

adjective

as in final

following all others of the same kind in order or time the concluding statement will be read by the secretary

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

final
closing
latest
last
latter
terminating
penultimate
following
lowest
conclusive
ultimate
terminal
lag
ensuing
eventual
succeeding
consequent
crowning
rearmost
decisive
farthest
hindmost
bottommost
definitive
furthest
remotest
outermost
lowermost
furthermost
farthermost
nethermost
endmost
extreme
outmost
utmost

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

initial
beginning
first
starting
opening
earliest
original
primary
foremost
maiden
inaugural
pioneer
eminent
headmost
leadoff
superior
premier

concluding

2 of 2

verb

present participle of conclude

as in ending

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

ending
finishing
closing
completing
terminating
climaxing
crowning
winding up
ringing down the curtain (on)
closing out
suspending
wrapping up
consummating
putting paid to
rounding (off or out)
halting
perfecting
stopping

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

beginning
commencing
opening
starting
inaugurating

as in stopping

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

ending
stopping
halting
ceasing
expiring
finishing
terminating
closing
passing
determining
going
dying
discontinuing
elapsing
stalling
lapsing
quitting
letting up
breaking off
leaving off
winding up
pausing
dead-ending
suspending
breaking up
winking (out)
biting the dust
staying
refraining (from)
desisting (from)
cutting out
giving over
winding down
knocking off
breaking down
laying off (of)
packing (up or in)
abating
conking (out)
petering (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

continuing
persisting
extending
prolonging
hanging on
protracting
drawing out

as in arranging

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

arranging
negotiating
discussing
concerting
bargaining
dealing
reasoning
agreeing
debating
arguing
dickering
haggling
talking
covenanting
chaffering
renegotiating
paltering
talking over
contracting
hammering out
settling (on or upon)
working out
horse-trading
hashing (over)

as in deciding

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

deciding
choosing
opting
figuring
resolving
finding
determining
ruling
selecting
naming
decreeing
picking
settling (on or upon)
pondering
contemplating
adjudicating
debating
electing
considering
preferring
adjudging
deliberating
culling
handpicking
judging
ruminating
studying
arbitrating
cogitating
weighing
questioning
refereeing
entertaining
meditating
umpiring
thinking (about or over)
ruling (on)
singling (out)
mulling (over)
chewing over

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

rejecting
refusing
delaying
declining
halting
hesitating
turning down
abstaining
stalling
temporizing
wavering
vacillating
waffling
shilly-shallying

as in deriving

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

deriving
deciding
understanding
reasoning
inferring
thinking
assuming
extrapolating
deducing
guessing
judging
speculating
reading
ascertaining
supposing
surmising
drawing a conclusion
construing
contemplating
interpreting
gathering
conjecturing
making out
rationalizing
philosophizing
finding out
doping (out)

单词	concluding
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. concluding 1 of 2 adjective as in final following all others of the same kind in order or time the concluding statement will be read by the secretary Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance final closing latest last latter terminating penultimate following lowest conclusive ultimate terminal lag ensuing eventual succeeding consequent crowning rearmost decisive farthest hindmost bottommost definitive furthest remotest outermost lowermost furthermost farthermost nethermost endmost extreme outmost utmost Antonyms & Near Antonyms initial beginning first starting opening earliest original primary foremost maiden inaugural pioneer eminent headmost leadoff superior premier See More concluding 2 of 2 verb present participle of conclude 1 as in ending to bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point a brief reminder of tonight's game concluded the announcements Synonyms & Similar Words ending finishing closing completing terminating climaxing crowning winding up ringing down the curtain (on) closing out suspending wrapping up consummating putting paid to rounding (off or out) halting perfecting stopping Antonyms & Near Antonyms beginning commencing opening starting inaugurating 2 as in stopping to come to an end the concert concluded late in the evening Synonyms & Similar Words ending stopping halting ceasing expiring finishing terminating closing passing determining going dying discontinuing elapsing stalling lapsing quitting letting up breaking off leaving off winding up pausing dead-ending suspending breaking up winking (out) biting the dust staying refraining (from) desisting (from) cutting out giving over winding down knocking off breaking down laying off (of) packing (up or in) abating conking (out) petering (out) Antonyms & Near Antonyms continuing persisting extending prolonging hanging on protracting drawing out See More 3 as in arranging to bring about through discussion and compromise concluded an economic agreement among the world's leading industrial nations Synonyms & Similar Words arranging negotiating discussing concerting bargaining dealing reasoning agreeing debating arguing dickering haggling talking covenanting chaffering renegotiating paltering talking over contracting hammering out settling (on or upon) working out horse-trading hashing (over) 4 as in deciding to come to a judgment about after discussion or consideration he concluded that the reprimand could wait until later Synonyms & Similar Words deciding choosing opting figuring resolving finding determining ruling selecting naming decreeing picking settling (on or upon) pondering contemplating adjudicating debating electing considering preferring adjudging deliberating culling handpicking judging ruminating studying arbitrating cogitating weighing questioning refereeing entertaining meditating umpiring thinking (about or over) ruling (on) singling (out) mulling (over) chewing over Antonyms & Near Antonyms rejecting refusing delaying declining halting hesitating turning down abstaining stalling temporizing wavering vacillating waffling shilly-shallying See More 5 as in deriving 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 deriving deciding understanding reasoning inferring thinking assuming extrapolating deducing guessing judging speculating reading ascertaining supposing surmising drawing a conclusion construing contemplating interpreting gathering conjecturing making out rationalizing philosophizing finding out doping (out)
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