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Dictionary: con·clude   (kən-klūd') pronunciation

v., -clud·ed, -clud·ing, -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 reach a decision or form an opinion about. See synonyms at decide.
  4. To arrive at (a logical conclusion or end) by the process of reasoning; infer on the basis of convincing evidence: The jury concluded that the defendant was innocent.
  5. Obsolete. To confine; enclose.
v.intr.
  1. To come to an end; close.
  2. To come to a decision or agreement.

[Middle English concluden, from Latin conclūdere : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + claudere, to close.]

concluder con·clud'er n.

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verb

  1. To bring or come to a natural or proper end: close, complete, consummate, end, finish, terminate, wind up, wrap up. See start/end.
  2. To bring about or come to an agreement concerning: arrange, fix, negotiate, set, settle. See agree/disagree.
  3. To put into correct or conclusive form: arrange, dispose of, fix, settle. See do/not do.
  4. To make up or cause to make up one's mind: decide, determine, resolve, settle. See decide/hesitate.
  5. To arrive at (a conclusion) from evidence or reasoning: deduce, deduct, draw, gather, infer, judge, understand. See reason/unreason.

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v

Definition: finish, come to an end
Antonyms: begin, commence, introduce, preface, start

v

Definition: settle, resolve
Antonyms: unsettle


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: To bring to an end.

pronunciation Many people fail because they conclude that fundamentals do not apply in their case. — M.L. Cichon.

Translations: Conclude
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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - konkludere, slutte, afslutte, afgøre, beslutte, indgå
v. intr. - beslutte

Nederlands (Dutch)
af-/besluiten, concluderen, afhandelen

Français (French)
v. tr. - conclure, terminer, finir, clôturer, régler (accord)
v. intr. - se terminer, s'achever par, conclure par

Deutsch (German)
v. - beenden, schließen, folgern

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - τελειώνω, τερματίζω, ολοκληρώνω, διεκπεραιώνω, συνάπτω (σύμβαση κ.λπ.), διαπιστώνω, συμπεραίνω

Italiano (Italian)
finire, concludere, dedurre da

Português (Portuguese)
v. - concluir

Русский (Russian)
завершать, подводить итоги, делать вывод

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - terminar, concluir, acabar, ultimar, firmar, pactar, concertar, decidir
v. intr. - dar fin a, sacar en conclusión

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - avsluta, sluta (fördrag mm), komma fram till, dra en slutsats, besluta (am.)

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
结束, 推断, 作结论, 断定

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 結束, 推斷, 作結論
v. intr. - 結束, 斷定

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 종결하다, 결론을 내리다, 체결하다
v. intr. - 종료하다, 결정하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 終える, 締めくくる, 結論を出す, 締結する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) أنهى, ختم, أنجز, استنتج‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮גמר, סיכם, הסיק, הסדיר‬
v. intr. - ‮נגמר, החליט‬


 
 
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