conclude
[verb]
Synonyms:
- decide, assume, deduce, gather, infer, judge, surmise, work out
- end, cease, close, complete, finish, round off, terminate, wind up
- accomplish, bring about, carry out, effect, pull off

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Antonyms: open
Related Idioms: ring down the curtain

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English Thesaurus: finish, complete, finalize, conclude, wrap something up, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

con‧clude S3 W2 AC /kənˈkluːd/ verb
[Word Family: adjective: concluding, conclusive ≠ inconclusive; verb: conclude; noun: conclusion; adverb: conclusively ≠ inconclusively]
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Latin; Origin: concludere 'to shut up, end, decide', from com- ( ⇒ COM-) + claudere 'to shut']

1. [transitive] to decide that something is true after considering all the information you have ⇒ conclusion
conclude that
The report concluded that the school should be closed immediately.
conclude from something that
Richardson concluded from his studies that equality between the sexes is still a long way off.

2. [transitive] formal to complete something you have been doing, especially for a long time:
When the investigation is concluded, the results will be sent to the US Attorney’s office.
Francis, having concluded his business with James, left for Miami.

3. [intransitive and transitive] to end something such as a meeting, book, event, or speech by doing or saying one final thing
conclude with
Each chapter concludes with a short summary.
conclude by doing something
She concluded by saying she was proud to be from Salford.
To conclude, I’d like to express my thanks to my family.
‘So now,’ she concluded, ‘I’m trying to bring some order to the garden.’

4. conclude an agreement/treaty/contract etc to finish arranging an agreement etc successfully:
That same year, France concluded a trading agreement with Spain.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

finish to complete the last part of something that you are doing:
Have you finished your homework?
The builders say they should have finished by Friday.
complete to finish making or doing something that has taken a long time to finish:
The new bridge will be completed in two years’ time.
She has just completed her PhD.
finalize to do the last things that are necessary in order to settle a plan or agreement in a satisfactory way:
A spokesman said that they were hoping to finalize an agreement in the near future.
conclude formal to officially finish something:
The police have now concluded their investigations.
Ralph Ellis, Managing Director, concluded the conference with a review of the trading year.
wrap something up informal to finish something successfully – used especially about agreements or sports competitions:
Negotiators are meeting on Friday to wrap up the deal.
Liverpool had several chances to wrap up the game.
round something off British English, round something out American English to do something as a way of ending a day, an evening, an event etc in an enjoyable or suitable way:
They rounded off the day with a barbecue at the beach.
A concert in the park is being organized to round off the programme of events.
get it over with/get it over and done with to do something that you have to do now, so that it is finished and you can stop worrying about it:
Let’s go and do the shopping now and get it over with.
Just tell him how you feel and get it over and done with.
be done/be through informal if you are done, you have finished – used especially when other people are waiting for you:
We’re nearly done.
We should be through in half an hour.
be through with something/be done with something informal to have finished using something – used especially when other people are waiting to use it:
I’m done with the file.
I’ll let you know when I’m through with it.
tie up the loose ends to finish dealing with the final details of something, so that is all finished:
‘Is the talk ready?’ ‘I just need to tie up a few loose ends.’

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

finished if something is finished, you have done all of it:
She showed him the finished drawing.
I was very pleased with the finished result.
done [not before noun] finished - used especially in everyday English instead of finished:
I can’t come out till my essay’s done.
They promised the work would be done by April.
complete [not before noun] completely finished – used especially to emphasize that there is no more work to do:
Six months later the job was complete.
The first stage of the project is now complete.
over finished – used about an event, activity, or period of time:
Football practice is over at 4:30. Can you pick me up then?
The summer was nearly over.
be through informal to have finished doing something or using something:
I probably won’t be through till about 6 o'clock.
Are you through with those scissors?
finish to complete the last part of something that you are doing:
Have you finished your homework?
The builders say they should have finished by Friday.
finalize to do the last things that are necessary in order to settle a plan or agreement in a satisfactory way:
A spokesman said that they were hoping to finalize an agreement in the near future.
conclude formal to officially finish something:
The police have now concluded their investigations.
Ralph Ellis, Managing Director, concluded the conference with a review of the trading year.
wrap something up informal to finish something successfully – used especially about agreements or sports competitions:
Negotiators are meeting on Friday to wrap up the deal.
Liverpool had several chances to wrap up the game.
round something off British English, round something out American English to do something as a way of ending a day, an evening, an event etc in an enjoyable or suitable way:
They rounded off the day with a barbecue at the beach.
A concert in the park is being organized to round off the programme of events.
get it over with/get it over and done with to do something that you have to do now, so that it is finished and you can stop worrying about it:
Let’s go and do the shopping now and get it over with.
Just tell him how you feel and get it over and done with.
be done/be through informal if you are done, you have finished – used especially when other people are waiting for you:
We’re nearly done.
We should be through in half an hour.
be through with something/be done with something informal to have finished using something – used especially when other people are waiting to use it:
I’m done with the file.
I’ll let you know when I’m through with it.
tie up the loose ends to finish dealing with the final details of something, so that is all finished:
‘Is the talk ready?’ ‘I just need to tie up a few loose ends.’

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲