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conclude - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'conclude' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Conclude [ v. i.]
- To come to a termination; to make an end; to close; to end; to terminate.
- To form a final judgment; to reach a decision.
2 . Conclude [ v. t.]
- To shut up; to inclose.
- To include; to comprehend; to shut up together; to embrace.
- To reach as an end of reasoning; to infer, as from premises; to close, as an argument, by inferring; -- sometimes followed by a dependent clause.
- To make a final determination or judgment concerning; to judge; to decide.
- To bring to an end; to close; to finish.
- To bring about as a result; to effect; to make; as, to conclude a bargain.
- To shut off; to restrain; to limit; to estop; to bar; -- generally in the passive; as, the defendant is concluded by his own plea; a judgment concludes the introduction of further evidence argument.

Meaning of 'conclude' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . conclude [ v]
Meaning (1):
- bring to a close
Example in sentence:
  • The committee concluded the meeting
Meaning (2):
- come to a close
Example in sentence:
  • The concert closed with a nocturne by Chopin
Meaning (3):
- reach agreement on
Example in sentence:
  • They concluded an economic agreement;
  • We concluded a cease-fire
Meaning (4):
- decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion
Example in sentence:
  • We reasoned that it was cheaper to rent than to buy a house