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- pronunciation:
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klud
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
concludes, concluding, concluded |
| definition 1: |
to bring to an end; finish or complete.
Let's conclude the meeting now and go to lunch.The police are now concluding their investigation of the incident.He's concluded his business in Washington and will be returning home.- synonyms:
- cease, close, complete, end, finish, terminate, wind up, wrap up
- antonyms:
- begin, commence, defer, open, prolong, start
- similar words:
- cap, complement, consummate, culminate, decide, halt, stop
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| definition 2: |
to bring to a final settlement; resolve.
We hope to conclude the sale of the property by the end of the week.- synonyms:
- decide, determine, resolve, settle
- similar words:
- clinch, complete
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| definition 3: |
to make a judgment or inference; deduce.
From all the evidence, they concluded that the defendant had to be innocent.From the suspicious way he was acting, we concluded that he was up to some mischief.- synonyms:
- decide, deduce, deduct, determine, figure, gather, infer
- similar words:
- ascertain, draw, judge, reason, reckon
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| related words: |
accomplish, achieve, close, crown, derive, dispose of, end, esteem, fix, fulfill, imagine, infer, negotiate, perfect, rest, seal, wind up |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to finish; end.
The lengthy trial concluded this afternoon.His speech concluded with a quotation from Abraham Lincoln.- synonyms:
- cease, close, end, finish, stop, terminate
- antonyms:
- begin, commence, start
- similar words:
- culminate, expire, round, top, wind up
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| related words: |
cease, rest, result, settle, terminate |
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| derivation: |
concluding (adj.) |
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