conclude (verb)
11conclude — [[t]kənklu͟ːd[/t]] ♦♦♦ concludes, concluding, concluded 1) VERB If you conclude that something is true, you decide that it is true using the facts you know as a basis. [V that] Larry had concluded that he had no choice but to accept Paul s words… …
12conclude — [c]/kənˈklud / (say kuhn kloohd), /kəŋ / (say kuhng ) verb (concluded, concluding) –verb (t) 1. to bring to an end; finish; terminate: to conclude a speech. 2. to say in conclusion. 3. to bring to a decision or settlement; settle or arrange… …
13conclude */*/*/ — UK [kənˈkluːd] / US [kənˈklud] verb Word forms conclude : present tense I/you/we/they conclude he/she/it concludes present participle concluding past tense concluded past participle concluded 1) [transitive] to decide that something is true after …
14conclude — con|clude [ kən klud ] verb *** 1. ) transitive to decide that something is true after looking at all the evidence you have: conclude that: The report concluded that a world recession was unlikely. 2. ) transitive FORMAL to officially arrange… …
15conclude*/*/ — [kənˈkluːd] verb 1) [T] to decide that something is true after looking at all the evidence The report concluded that a recession was unlikely.[/ex] 2) [I/T] formal to end, or to end something The article concludes with the names and addresses of… …
16conclude — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. end, close, finish, wind up, terminate; infer, deduce; arrange, settle; resolve, judge, determine. See resolution, judgment. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To end] Syn. terminate, close, finish up, come to an …
17Defective verb — In linguistics, a defective verb is a verb which is missing e.g. a past tense, or cannot be used in some other way that normal verbs come. Formally, it is a verb with an incomplete conjugation. Defective verbs cannot be conjugated in certain… …
18syllogise — verb reason by syllogisms • Syn: ↑syllogize • Derivationally related forms: ↑syllogiser, ↑syllogism, ↑syllogizer (for: ↑syllogize), ↑syllogism ( …
19reason — rea·son n 1: an underlying ground, justification, purpose, motive, or inducement required to provide reason s for the termination in writing 2 a: the faculty of comprehending, inferring, or distinguishing esp. in a fair and orderly way b: the… …
20reason out — verb decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion We reasoned that it was cheaper to rent than to buy a house • Syn: ↑reason, ↑conclude • Derivationally related forms: ↑conclusive (for: ↑conclude), ↑ …
