conclude
part of speech
verb (conclude, concludes, concluded, concluding)
meaning for a pupil
1) To conclude is to decide that something is true after thinking about the facts. tree →
2) To conclude is to end something, or to come to an end. tree →
3) To conclude an agreement is to arrange it finally. tree →
sense in the lessons
In science lessons, after an experiment you conclude what the results show; a «conclusion» is the last part of a report. In maths, you conclude an answer from the given facts. In stories and speeches, «To conclude...» starts the final part. Phrases: conclude that, to conclude, concluded with.
examples
- From the results, we concluded that plants need light to grow. tree →
- The detective concluded that the butler was lying. tree →
- The concert concluded with a song by the whole school. tree →
- To conclude, I would like to thank my teacher. tree →
- The meeting concluded at four o'clock. tree →
- What can you conclude from the graph? tree →
- They concluded that the bridge was not safe. tree →
- Peace was then concluded, whereupon the Amazons evacuated the country. tree →
note
Regular verb: concluded, concluding (drop the e). Noun: conclusion. «Conclude that» + a sentence (We concluded that it was true). Do not jump to conclusions: decide only after checking the facts.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «conclude» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.