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10 Language-to-English DictionariesConclude
/kənˈkluːd/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To bring something to an end or finish an activity, event, or process.
"The conference will conclude with a keynote speech by the CEO." - 2
To arrive at an opinion or judgment through reasoning.
"After reviewing all the evidence, the committee concluded that the project was viable."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'concludere', a combination of 'com-' (meaning 'together') and 'claudere' (meaning 'to shut' or 'to close'). Entering Middle English via Old French in the 14th century, the original historical sense related to shutting up, enclosing, or bringing an argument to a final decisive close, eventually evolving into the modern primary meaning of finishing an event or forming a logical deduction.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Conclude" is said worldwide
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conclure
Transliteration: kɔ̃.klyʁ
"Nous devons conclure cet accord avant la fin de la semaine."
beenden
Transliteration: bəˈɛndn̩
"Wir müssen die Sitzung jetzt beenden."
concludere
Transliteration: koɱˈklu.de.re
"La riunione si è conclusa tardi."
concluir
Transliteration: koŋkluˈiɾ
"El evento va a concluir con música en vivo."
concluir
Transliteration: kõklujˈiɾ
"Ele conseguiu concluir o projeto a tempo."
समाप्त करना
Transliteration: samapt karna
"हमें इस बैठक को जल्द समाप्त करना चाहिए।"
结束
Transliteration: jiéshù
"会议将在五分钟后结束。"
끝내다
Transliteration: kkeutnaeda
"우리는 오늘 회의를 여기서 끝내겠습니다."
終わる
Transliteration: owaru
"会議はまもなく終わります。"
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