conclude
To bring something to an end, or to decide something after thinking about it.
conclude in a sentence
- The concert will conclude with fireworks over the lake.
- From the muddy footprints, the detective was able to conclude that the thief had come through the garden.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to conclude?
- Abegin
- Bend
- Cstart
- Dopen
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B: end. The other three mean the opposite of conclude.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to conclude?
- Afinish
- Bdecide
- Cend
- Dbegin
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D: begin. The other three mean nearly the same as conclude.
Words that mean something similar
end, finish, decide
Words that mean the opposite
begin, start, open
More words about time & change
- constant: Happening all the time without stopping, or staying the same.
- contemporary: Belonging to the present time; modern.
- convert: To change something into something else.
- corrode: To slowly eat away at metal or other material.
- customary: Done as a habit or tradition; usual.
- disastrous: Causing great damage, trouble or failure.
- dormant: Not active now, as if asleep, but able to wake up later.
- drastic: Sudden and extreme, with a very big effect.
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