to conclude
- verb
- /kənˈkluːd/
- The final chapter will conclude the story with a surprising twist.
- conclude the article
- conclude the discussion
- conclude the brief
So that pretty much concludes our house tour.
- So that pretty much concludes our house tour.
- And like I said, this will conclude this series.
- And finally, let me conclude with the story of Houdini.
- So that concludes the program today, I believe.
- And the service concluded with her poem which I'll read, Wild Geese.
- So this concludes the travel era for right now.
- And that is a perfect cliffhanger to conclude, conclude the conversation.
Examples
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And that concludes our final music act.
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That concludes the meeting.
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And like I said, this will conclude this series.
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So with that, I will conclude and take questions.
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We have got to conclude our business.
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So with that, I'll conclude and thank you very much.
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OK, so that will conclude our bonus episode on this Thursday.
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That, I think, concludes our business.
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So this concludes the travel era for right now.
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OK, well, that concludes the arguments on both sides.
Synonyms
To stop something or make it finish
To bring something to an end or complete it
To finish an event, meeting, or activity
Finish an activity or task
To complete an activity or task
To make something stop or finish
To make something stop completely
Reach the most important final point of an activity or event
Reach a final high point that ends with a specific result
To end, often after a meeting or event
To complete something by adding the final touches
Antonyms
How Final
Surface Forms
Etymology
Conclude comes from the Latin parts con- 'together' and claudere 'to shut', which is also behind the word close. So to conclude a speech or meeting is to 'shut' it — in other words, to bring it to an end.