conclude
verb/kənˈkluːd/
/kənˈkluːd/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they conclude | /kənˈkluːd/ /kənˈkluːd/ |
| he / she / it concludes | /kənˈkluːdz/ /kənˈkluːdz/ |
| past simple concluded | /kənˈkluːdɪd/ /kənˈkluːdɪd/ |
| past participle concluded | /kənˈkluːdɪd/ /kənˈkluːdɪd/ |
| -ing form concluding | /kənˈkluːdɪŋ/ /kənˈkluːdɪŋ/ |
- [transitive] (not used in the progressive tenses) to decide or believe something as a result of what you have heard or seen
- conclude something It is too early for us to conclude anything.
- conclude something from something What do you conclude from that?
- conclude (that)… The report concluded (that) the cheapest option was to close the laboratory.
- conclude from something that… He concluded from their remarks that they were not in favour of the plan.
- it is concluded that… It was concluded that the level of change necessary would be low.
- + speech ‘So it should be safe to continue,’ he concluded.
Language Bank conclusionconclusionSumming up an argument- In conclusion, the study has provided useful insights into the issues relating to people’s perception of crime.
- On the basis of this study, it can be concluded that the introduction of new street lighting did not reduce reported crime.
- To sum up, no evidence can be found to support the view that improved street lighting reduces reported crime.
- The available evidence clearly leads to the conclusion that the media do have an influence on the public perception of crime.
- The main conclusion to be drawn from this study is that public perception of crime is significantly influenced by crime news reporting.
- This study has shown that people’s fear of crime is out of all proportion to crime itself.
- Fear of crime is out of all proportion to the actual level of crime, and the reasons for this can be summarized as follows. First…
- Overall/In general, women are more likely than men to feel insecure walking alone after dark.
Extra ExamplesTopics Scientific researchb1- ‘There really isn't much hope left,’ she concluded.
- It was concluded that there was little that could be done.
- Whatever you conclude, remember that there are certain things we may not know.
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- [intransitive, transitive] (formal) to come to an end; to bring something to an end
- This was how the negotiations finally concluded.
- Let me make just a few concluding remarks.
- the concluding chapter of the book
- conclude with something The programme concluded with Stravinsky's ‘Rite of Spring’.
- conclude by doing something He concluded by wishing everyone a safe trip home.
- conclude something The commission concluded its investigation last month.
- And that concludes our programme for today.
- The main responsibility of a salesperson is to conclude a sale successfully.
- conclude something with something She concluded her speech with a quotation from Shakespeare.
- conclude+ speech ‘Anyway, she should be back soon,’ he concluded.
- [transitive] conclude something (with somebody) (formal) to arrange and settle an agreement with somebody formally and finally
- They concluded a treaty with Turkey.
- A trade agreement was concluded between the two countries.
- The problems arose from the failure to conclude a new agreement.
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘convince’): from Latin concludere, from con- ‘completely’ + claudere ‘to shut’.
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