transcription, транскрипция: [ kənklu:d ]
( concludes, concluding, concluded)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
If you conclude that something is true, you decide that it is true using the facts you know as a basis.
Larry had concluded that he had no choice but to accept Paul’s words as the truth...
So what can we conclude from this debate?...
‘The situation in the inner cities is bad and getting worse,’ she concluded.
VERB : V that , V n from n , V with quote
2.
When you conclude , you say the last thing that you are going to say. ( FORMAL )
‘It’s a waste of time,’ he concluded...
I would like to conclude by saying that I do enjoy your magazine.
≠ begin
VERB : V with quote , V
• con‧clud‧ing
On the radio I caught Mr Hague’s concluding remarks at the Blackpool conference.
ADJ : ADJ n
3.
When something concludes , or when you conclude it, you end it. ( FORMAL )
The evening concluded with dinner and speeches...
The Group of Seven major industrial countries concluded its annual summit meeting today.
= end
≠ begin
VERB : V adv / prep , V n
4.
If one person or group concludes an agreement, such as a treaty or business deal, with another, they arrange it. You can also say that two people or groups conclude an agreement. ( FORMAL )
Mexico and the Philippines have both concluded agreements with their commercial bank creditors...
If the clubs cannot conclude a deal, an independent tribunal will decide.
V-RECIP : V n with n , pl-n V n