Meaning & use
conclude
To bring something to an end, or to decide something is true after considering the available evidence.
See it in a sentence
The committee concluded its investigation after interviewing every witness listed in the report.
Researchers concluded that the new drug was safe after three years of careful trials.
A note on using this word
Conclude can describe ending an event or reaching a reasoned judgment; the surrounding words usually make the intended sense clear.
Words with a similar meaning
finishdeduce
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Words with an opposite meaning
begincommence
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