add up |
to bring one to a logical conclusion; to make sense. |
add up to |
equal (a certain sum) or point to (a logical conclusion) when looked at together. |
afterthought |
a thought that occurs after the conclusion of something, sometimes too late to be of use. [1/2 definitions] |
anticlimax |
a disappointingly weak or ordinary conclusion or event, following events or statements that build expectations for something powerful or moving. [1/3 definitions] |
apodosis |
in a conditional sentence, the clause that expresses the result or conclusion, sometimes beginning with "then". (Cf. protasis.) |
beg the question |
to assume as true a conclusion to an argument and then present that conclusion as proof. |
be over |
to be finished; to have reached a conclusion (sometimes used to indicate great finality or that all efforts to change the conclusion are useless). |
bitter end |
the end or conclusion of an unpleasant process, situation, or activity (usu. prec. by "the"). [1/2 definitions] |
catastrophe |
a disastrous conclusion or ending. [1/3 definitions] |
close |
an end; conclusion. [1/23 definitions] |
coda |
a passage that brings a musical composition to a conclusion. [1/2 definitions] |
come |
to arrive at a particular result or conclusion (fol. by "to"). [1/12 definitions] |
consequence |
the conclusion drawn from a logical argument; inference. [1/3 definitions] |
consequent |
following as a logical conclusion; logically consistent or correct. [1/3 definitions] |
consummation |
an ultimate conclusion; end. [1/3 definitions] |
corollary |
a readily drawn conclusion; deduction or inference. [1/4 definitions] |
crown |
to bring to a successful or triumphant conclusion; complete worthily. [1/21 definitions] |
culminate |
to arrive at a climax or conclusion (usu. fol. by "in"). [2 definitions] |
data |
(used with a sing. or pl. verb) plural form of datum, an individual piece of information that is used to draw a conclusion. |
datum |
an individual piece of information that is used to draw a conclusion. [1/2 definitions] |
decide |
to arrive at a conclusion about or a settlement of; determine. [1/7 definitions] |