conclusive

«conclusive» in Mova's school dictionary: proving something completely, so that there is no doubt left — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (conclusive); adverb (conclusively)

meaning for a pupil

1) Conclusive means proving something completely, so that there is no doubt left. tree →

2) Conclusive describes a final, clear result: a conclusive win. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science lessons it talks about evidence: one test is rarely conclusive; we repeat experiments. In detective stories, conclusive proof catches the thief. Phrases: «conclusive evidence», «conclusive proof», «conclusively prove».

examples

• The fingerprints were conclusive proof that the cat had walked on the cake. tree →
• One test is not conclusive; we need to repeat it. tree →
• The team won a conclusive victory, 5–0. tree →
• Scientists have conclusive evidence that smoking harms health. tree →
• The footage showed conclusively that the ball was in. tree →
• The results were not conclusive, so the experiment goes on. tree →

note

Opposite: «inconclusive» (not proving anything for sure). Related to «conclude» and «conclusion». Trap: in science, «conclusive» should be used carefully; a fair test needs repeats.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «conclusive» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.