conclusion
♦ con|clu|sion /kənkl'uːʒən/ (conclusions)
1 [N-COUNT] oft N that
When you come to a conclusion, you decide that something is true after you have thought about it carefully and have considered all the relevant facts.
Over the years I've come to the conclusion that she's a very great musician...
I have tried to give some idea of how I feel-other people will no doubt draw their own conclusions.
2 [N-SING] also no det, usu with supp
The conclusion of something is its ending.
At the conclusion of the programme, I asked the children if they had any questions they wanted to ask me.
= end
3 [N-SING] usu with supp
The conclusion of a treaty or a business deal is the act of arranging it or agreeing it.
...the expected conclusion of a free-trade agreement between Mexico and the United States.
4 [PHRASE] oft it v-link PHR that
You can refer to something that seems certain to happen as a foregone conclusion.
It was a foregone conclusion that I would end up in the same business as him...
= certainty
5 [PHRASE] PHR with cl
You say `in conclusion' to indicate that what you are about to say is the last thing that you want to say.
In conclusion, walking is a cheap, safe, enjoyable and readily available form of exercise.
6 [PHRASE] V and N inflect, oft PHR that
If you say that someone jumps to a conclusion, you are critical of them because they decide too quickly that something is true, when they do not know all the facts.
I didn't want her to jump to the conclusion that the divorce was in any way her fault...
1 [N-COUNT] oft N that
When you come to a conclusion, you decide that something is true after you have thought about it carefully and have considered all the relevant facts.
Over the years I've come to the conclusion that she's a very great musician...
I have tried to give some idea of how I feel-other people will no doubt draw their own conclusions.
2 [N-SING] also no det, usu with supp
The conclusion of something is its ending.
At the conclusion of the programme, I asked the children if they had any questions they wanted to ask me.
= end
3 [N-SING] usu with supp
The conclusion of a treaty or a business deal is the act of arranging it or agreeing it.
...the expected conclusion of a free-trade agreement between Mexico and the United States.
4 [PHRASE] oft it v-link PHR that
You can refer to something that seems certain to happen as a foregone conclusion.
It was a foregone conclusion that I would end up in the same business as him...
= certainty
5 [PHRASE] PHR with cl
You say `in conclusion' to indicate that what you are about to say is the last thing that you want to say.
In conclusion, walking is a cheap, safe, enjoyable and readily available form of exercise.
6 [PHRASE] V and N inflect, oft PHR that
If you say that someone jumps to a conclusion, you are critical of them because they decide too quickly that something is true, when they do not know all the facts.
I didn't want her to jump to the conclusion that the divorce was in any way her fault...