conclude

Inflections of 'conclude' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

con•clude v., -clud•ed, -clud•ing.

to (cause to) come to an end;
finish: [~ + object]concluded the service with a prayer.[no object]The party concluded at ten o'clock.
to say in conclusion: [used with quotations]"And so, my fellow Americans...'' he concluded.[no object]concluded with a joke.
to bring to a decision;
settle:[~ + object]to conclude a treaty.
to determine by reasoning;
infer: [~ + that clause]By your smile I conclude that the news is good.[~ + object + from + object]What can you conclude from your data?

con•clude v., -clud•ed, -clud•ing.
v.t.

to bring to an end;
finish;
terminate:to conclude a speech with a quotation from the Bible.
to say in conclusion:At the end of the speech he concluded that we had been a fine audience.
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.
[Obs.]
- to shut up or enclose.
- to restrict or confine.

v.i.

to come to an end;
finish:The meeting concluded at ten o'clock.
to arrive at an opinion or judgment;
come to a decision;
decide:The jury concluded to set the accused free.

Latin conclūdere to close, end an argument, equivalent. to con- con- + -clūdere, combining form of claudere to close
Middle English 1250–1300

con•clud′a•ble, con•clud′i•ble, adj.
con•clud′er, n.

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conclude /kənˈkluːd/ vb (mainly tr)

(also intr) to come or cause to come to an end or conclusion
(takes a clause as object) to decide by reasoning; deduce: the judge concluded that the witness had told the truth
to arrange finally; settle: to conclude a treaty, it was concluded that he should go
obsolete to confine

Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin conclūdere to enclose, end, from claudere to close

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Collocations: conclude [a deal, a contract, an obligation], concluding at [5:00 pm] with, concludes on [Monday, January 23], more...

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