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Word

conclusion

Phoneticscon·clu·sion, stress on the second syllable

US/kənˈkɫuʒən/

UK/kənklˈuːʒən/

Definitions

01the end

B1 · Intermediate Countable noun

n. the final part or the finish of something like a book, a speech, or an event.

n. the terminal part or close of a narrative, event, or period of time.

“The conclusion of the movie was very sad and made everyone cry.”

“At the conclusion of the symphony, the audience remained silent for several seconds before erupting into applause.”

Synonyms

02a decision or opinion

B1 · Intermediate Countable noun

n. a judgment or opinion you reach after thinking about all the information.

n. a reasoned judgment or decision reached after consideration of evidence or facts.

“After looking at the evidence, the police reached the conclusion that the fire was an accident.”

“The researchers came to the conclusion that the new drug was no more effective than the existing treatment options.”

Pitfall

I reached to the conclusion that he was lying.

I reached the conclusion that he was lying.

The phrase is 'reach a conclusion' or 'come to a conclusion'. Do not use 'reach to'.

03logic

B2 · Upper Intermediate Countable noun Mathematics Academic

n. the final statement in an argument that must be true if the other statements are true.

n. the proposition in a syllogism or logical argument that is inferred from the premises.

“If all men are mortal and Socrates is a man, the conclusion is that Socrates is mortal.”

“The philosopher argued that the conclusion did not necessarily follow from the premises provided in the opening statement.”

Antonyms

04a formal agreement

C1 · Advanced Uncountable noun Law Formal

n. the final act of finishing a formal agreement or a business deal.

n. the formal act of settling or arranging a treaty, contract, or deal.

“The conclusion of the trade deal took many months of difficult talking.”

“The successful conclusion of the peace treaty brought an end to three years of border disputes between the two nations.”

Collocations

Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word “conclusion” in context.

Verb

01. draw conclusion

“It is still too early to draw a conclusion from the initial test results.”

verb + noun

02. reach conclusion

“The jury took three days to reach a conclusion about the case.”

verb + noun

03. reinforce conclusion

“These new findings reinforce the conclusion that the treatment is effective.”

verb + noun

04. support conclusion

“The scientist presented more evidence to support her conclusion.”

verb + noun

Adjective

05. following conclusion

“We arrived at the following conclusion after reviewing all the data.”

adj + noun

06. general conclusion

“The general conclusion of the report is that we need to spend less money.”

adj + noun

Etymology

From Middle English, borrowed from Old French conclusion, from Latin conclūsiō, from the past participle stem of conclūdere (“to conclude”), from con- + claudō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂u- (“key, hook, nail”). By surface analysis, conclude + -sion.

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Word family

NOUN

conclusion(B1)

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Domains

LawLogic

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