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to jump to conclusions

to jump to conclusions

46 3.9
Decide quickly about someone or something without enough information
  • phrasal verb
  • Informal
translation icon : sacar conclusiones precipitadas
  • After explaining the story, Norma scolded the children for jumping to conclusions without learning the facts.
  • avoid jumping to conclusions
  • rather than jumping to conclusions
  • jump to quick conclusions

So the first thing is do not jump to conclusions, all right?

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Examples

  • I would wait for some word from the police before jumping to any conclusions.

    Blog text (17)

  • Jenny understood that historians must not jump to conclusions but must think carefully about the evidence.

    Academic text (1997)

  • So the first thing is do not jump to conclusions, all right?

    Stephan Speaks

  • I knew that you would jump to conclusions.

    Cobweb (2023)

  • It's possible, but let's not jump to conclusions.

    Body So Fluorescent (2020)

  • Let's not jump to conclusions.

    Fantastic Four (2005)

  • My late husband, Richard, always cautioned me not to jump to conclusions.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • Don't jump to conclusions!

    I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978)

  • Sam had tried even then to dissuade her from jumping to conclusions, to convince her to move slowly and cautiously.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • It's important not to jump to conclusions about someone's actions without understanding their situation.

Synonyms

to guess
vsto jump to conclusions
∞ 1.0

To form an opinion or estimate without enough information

is a rapid, often premature judgment rather than a tentative estimate
to speculate
vsto jump to conclusions
254 4.8

To think about possible reasons or outcomes when there are not enough facts

is a quick, often rash judgment rather than a careful consideration
to prejudge
vsto jump to conclusions
11 6.7

To form an opinion about a person or situation before you know all the facts

is quicker and based on haste rather than unfair bias
to conjecture
vsto jump to conclusions
7 7.6

To form an opinion without enough proof

is more hasty and immediate rather than tentative or cautious

Antonyms

to weigh your options
8 3.8

Think carefully about different choices before you decide

How Hasty

to jump to conclusions
  • Informal
46 3.9
to assume
∞ 3.2
to consider
∞ 1.1

Surface Forms

jump to conclusions infinitive
jumped to conclusions past
jumped to conclusions past participle
jumping to conclusions present participle
jumps to conclusions third person singular

Morphology

jump + to + conclusion

The verb 'jump' conveys abrupt movement and 'conclusion' denotes a judgment, so the phrase uses a straightforward motion metaphor for arriving at a judgment quickly. This mapping is somewhat predictable and exists in many languages, but it is metaphorical rather than strictly compositional, so learners may infer the general idea but might miss the nuance of acting without sufficient evidence.

Etymology

The idiom jump to conclusions may come from the image of someone literally jumping over the middle steps and landing straight on the last idea, the conclusion. So, it means 'to make a quick judgment without all the facts'.