english
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see FOREGONE CONCLUSION; JUMP TO A CONCLUSION.
American Heritage Idioms
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noun
opinion:
My conclusion doesn't agree with his.
noun
end:
Bring this meeting to a conclusion.
noun
agreement:
We must reach a conclusion.
Simple Definitions
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conclusion
something you decide after considering all the information you have:
• Doctors failed to reach a conclusion on the exact cause of death. • The report’s main conclusion was that global warming was a serious threat.
findings
the information that someone has discovered as a result of their study, work etc:
• Surveys conducted in other countries reported similar findings.
result
the answers that are provided by a scientific study or test:
• Have you had the result of your blood test yet?
Longman-Thesaurus
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conclusion
verbs
come to/arrive at/reach a conclusion
(= decide something )
• I eventually came to the conclusion that I wanted to study law.
draw a conclusion
(= decide something from what you learn or see )
• We tried not to draw any conclusions too early in the investigation.
jump to/leap to conclusions
(= decide something is true without knowing all the facts, especially when you are wrong )
• Everyone jumped to the conclusion that we would get married.
lead to/point to a conclusion
(= make you decide that something is true )
• All the data led to only one conclusion.
support a conclusion
(= suggest that something is true )
• The evidence supports the conclusion that his death was an accident.
adjectives
an obvious conclusion
• All her symptoms led to the obvious conclusion – she was pregnant.
the wrong conclusion
• Reporters saw the couple together and leapt to the wrong conclusion.
the right/correct conclusion
• I am sure that you came to the right conclusion.
the opposite conclusion
• A lot of scientific evidence supports the opposite conclusion.
the inescapable/inevitable conclusion
(= one that is very obvious, although you may not like it )
• The inescapable conclusion was that the country needed a change of leadership.
the logical conclusion
(= one that makes sense when you think about it carefully )
• The logical conclusion is that short commercials are just as effective as longer ones.
a firm conclusion
(= definite decision )
• At the end of the day, no firm conclusion had been reached.
a surprising/startling conclusion
• After years of research, he reached a startling conclusion.
a hasty conclusion
(= one that you reach too quickly, so that you are probably wrong )
• Researchers must beware of drawing hasty conclusions.
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noun opinion reached after considering the facts ADJ. correct | logical, reasonable, valid | inescapable, inevitable, obvious | erroneous, false, wrong | main | hasty VERB + CONCLUSION arrive at, come to, draw, reach I can't draw any conclusions from what she said. | jump to, leap to We don't want to jump to the wrong conclusion. Don't go jumping to conclusions before you know the facts. | lead to, point to It all points to the conclusion that nobody knew what was going on. ending of sth ADJ. satisfactory, successful | foregone The result of the match was a foregone conclusion. | hasty VERB + CONCLUSION bring about, bring sth to The meeting was brought to a hasty conclusion. | come to PREP. in ~ In conclusion, I would like to thank you all for your hard work.MEETING
Oxford Collocations Dictionary