Concluded Conclude Crime Kənˈkluːd Report Cheapest Option Close

• what do you conclude from that?
• the report concluded (that) the cheapest option was to close the laboratory.
• he concluded from their remarks that they were not in favour of the plan.
• it was concluded that the level of change necessary would be low.

conclude

1. to decide or believe something as a result of what you have heard or seen
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• What do you conclude from that?
• The report concluded (that) the cheapest option was to close the laboratory.
• He concluded from their remarks that they were not in favour of the plan.
• It was concluded that the level of change necessary would be low.
• ‘So it should be safe to continue,’ he concluded.
• In conclusion, the study has provided useful insights into the issues relating to people’s perception of crime.
• Based on this study, it can be concluded that the introduction of new street lighting did not reduce reported crime.
• To sum up, no evidence can be found to support the view that improved street lighting reduces reported crime.
• The available evidence clearly leads to the conclusion that the media do have an influence on the public perception of crime.
• The main conclusion to be drawn from this study is that public perception of crime is significantly influenced by crime news reporting.
• This study has shown that people’s fear of crime is out of all proportion to crime itself.
• Fear of crime is out of all proportion to the actual level of crime, and the reasons for this can be summarized as follows. First…
• Overall/In general, women are more likely than men to feel insecure walking alone after dark.
2. to come to an end; to bring something to an end
• Let me make just a few concluding remarks.
• The programme concluded with Stravinsky's ‘Rite of Spring’.
• He concluded by wishing everyone a safe trip home.
• The commission concluded its investigation last month.
• She concluded her speech with a quotation from Shakespeare.
• ‘Anyway, she should be back soon,’ he concluded.
3. to arrange and settle an agreement with somebody formally and finally
• They concluded a treaty with Turkey.
• A trade agreement was concluded between the two countries.

Extra Examples

• ‘There really isn’t much hope left,’ she concluded.
• It was concluded that there was little that could be done.
• The main responsibility of a salesperson is to conclude a sale successfully.
• The problems arose from the failure to conclude a new agreement.
• The programme concluded with Stravinsky’s ‘Rite of Spring’.
• The report concluded that the cheapest option was to close the laboratory.
• Whatever you conclude, remember that there are certain things we may not know.

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they conclude
• he / she / it concludes
• past simple concluded
• past participle concluded
• -ing form concluding

Word Origin

• Middle English (in the sense ‘convince’): from Latin concludere, from con- ‘completely’ + claudere ‘to shut’.