English dictionary
conclusion
nounAudio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- the act of making up your mind about something
noun
- the act of ending something
noun
- an intuitive assumption
noun
- a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
noun
- the last section of a communication
noun
- the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism)
noun
- a final settlement
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- event whose occurrence ends something
noun
- the temporal end; the concluding time
Example sentences
the burden of decision was his
he drew his conclusions quickly
the termination of the agreement
jump to a conclusion
a decision unfavorable to the opposition
his conclusion took the evidence into account
satisfied with the panel's determination
in conclusion I want to say …
the conclusion of a business deal
the conclusion of the peace treaty
his death marked the ending of an era
when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show
the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell
the market was up at the finish
they were playing better at the close of the season