conclude

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /kən.ˈkluːd/

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Verb

Plain form conclude

Third-person singular concludes

Past tense concluded

Past participle concluded

Present participle concluding

1. When something concludes, you come to an end of it.
   • Antonyms: begin, start and initiate

   After giving a story of himself, the speaker concluded with an inspiring quote.

2. When you conclude something, you come to the end of it and to finish it.

   After many hours in the meeting, I concluded it.

3. When you conclude, you make a conclusion or a decision.

   After living in this city for some time, I conclude that the people here are quite warm and friendly.

   After studying the evidences, the investigator concluded that the man was murdered