1 to judge or decide something after thinking carefully about it:
[ + that ] The jury concluded from the evidence that the defendant was innocent.
The discussions continued late into the night, but nothing was concluded.
2 to cause something to end, or to end:
3 to judge after some consideration:
[ + that clause ] We concluded that we could not afford to buy a new car.
The judges concluded the same thing I did.
4 to have a particular opinion about something after thinking carefully about it:
5 to end a meeting, speech, etc., or to come to an end:
I'd like to conclude by mentioning all those people who have contributed to the success of the project.
The second round of negotiations were concluded in December 2010.
Talks with the DTI aren't expected to conclude in time to impact earnings or dividends this year.
6 to complete an official agreement or task, or arrange a business deal:
It's difficult to guess what they will conclude from the evidence.
The report concluded that there was no evidence of collusive behaviour between the banks.
Judge Keenan concluded that the surveillance had been lawful.
He concludes that pension funds exist to pool longevity risk and to provide low risk inflation-protected long term cash flow streams.
The author concludes by consider ing possible implications of the study, both for research and teaching.
The paper concludes by considering the implications of the findings from this investigation for distance language course and assessment design.
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