Meaning

8 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The end, finish, close or last part of something.

    Schluss, Ende

    оконча́ниеokončánije, заверше́ниеzaveršénije

  2. (countable, uncountable)The outcome or result of a process or act.

    Abschluss, Ergebnis

    результа́тrezulʹtát, исхо́дisxód

    результа́тrezulʹtát, ви́слідvýslid

    the act of ending something

  3. (countable, uncountable)A decision reached after careful thought.

    The board has come to the conclusion that the proposed takeover would not be in the interest of our shareholders.

    Schlussfolgerung

    вы́водvývod, заключе́ниеzaključénije

    ви́сновокvýsnovok, заклю́ченняzakljúčennja

    a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration

  4. (countable, uncountable)In an argument or syllogism, the proposition that follows as a necessary consequence of the premises.

    logische Schlussfolgerung, Vernunftschluss, Folgerung

    умозаключе́ниеumozaključénije

    умови́відumovývid

    the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism)

  5. (countable, uncountable)The end or close of a pleading, for example, the formal ending of an indictment, "against the peace", etc.

  6. (countable, uncountable)An estoppel or bar by which a person is held to a particular position.

  7. (countable, uncountable)Arrangement; settlement.

    a final settlement

  8. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)An experiment, or something from which a conclusion may be drawn.

Examples

250 sentences
  1. What led you to this conclusion?

    Що привело вас до цього висновку?

    ruЧто привело вас к этому выводу?

    deWas führte dich zu diesem Schluss?

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  2. How did you arrive at that conclusion?

    Як ти дійшла до того висновку?

    ruКак ты пришёл к такому выводу?

    deWie bist du zu diesem Schluss gelangt?

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  3. We came to the conclusion that we should help him.

    Ми прийшли до висновку, що маємо йому допомогти.

    deWir sind zu dem Schluss gekommen, dass wir ihm helfen sollten.

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  4. We came to the conclusion that he had been right.

    Ми прийшли до висновку, що він мав рацію.

    ruМы пришли к выводу, что он был прав.

    deWir kamen zu dem Schluss, dass er Recht gehabt hatte.

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  5. You must not jump to conclusions.

    Не треба робити поспішних висновків.

    ruВы не должны делать поспешных выводов.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 3
outcome:
decision, judgment:
of a syllogism:
Русский
By meaning 4
end, final part:
outcome:
decision, judgment:
of a syllogism:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
end, final part:
outcome:
decision, judgment:
of a syllogism:

Origin

From Middle English, borrowed from Old French conclusion, from Latin conclūsiō, from the p

From Middle English, borrowed from Old French conclusion, from Latin conclūsiō, from the past participle stem of conclūdere (“to conclude”), from con- + claudō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂u- (“key, hook, nail”). By surface analysis, conclude + -sion.

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Forms

plural: conclusions

Synonyms

39 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

16 antonyms

Word family

14 related words

Collocations

5 patterns
  • jump to conclusions
  • the same conclusion
  • same conclusion
  • the conclusion that
  • to the conclusion

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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