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{
"term": "conclusion",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"academic": true,
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "something that you decide when you have thought about all the information connected with the situation",
"sensetop": "conclusion (that)…conclusion about/on somebody/something",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "We can safely **draw some conclusions** from our discussion."
},
{
"text": "He **arrived at a** different **conclusion**."
},
{
"text": "There is abundant evidence to **support this conclusion**."
},
{
"text": "Other studies have yielded the **same conclusion**."
},
{
"text": "The final section summarizes the conclusions of the study."
},
{
"text": "I've **come to the conclusion** that he's not the right person for the job.",
"contextForm": "conclusion (that)…"
},
{
"text": "New evidence might **lead to the conclusion** that we are wrong."
},
{
"text": "It is too soon to **reach any conclusions** about voting trends.",
"contextForm": "conclusion about/on somebody/something"
},
{
"text": "The present findings point to a similar conclusion."
},
{
"text": "It is difficult to base a definitive conclusion on their data."
},
{
"text": "He bases his conclusions on very limited research."
},
{
"text": "How did he reach this startling conclusion?"
},
{
"text": "I can't draw any conclusions from what she said."
},
{
"text": "It all points to the conclusion that nobody knew what was going on."
},
{
"text": "It is difficult to draw any firm conclusions at such an early stage."
},
{
"text": "Only tentative conclusions can be drawn from these results."
},
{
"text": "The data he collected strengthened his conclusions."
},
{
"text": "This does not warrant the conclusion that he failed."
},
{
"text": "What did you base these conclusions on?"
}
],
"topics": ["Scientific research"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["correct", "logical", "reasonable"],
"verb + conclusion": ["arrive at", "come to", "draw"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "the end of something such as a speech or a piece of writing",
"sensetop": "conclusion to somethingin conclusion",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "The conclusion of the book was disappointing."
},
{
"text": "After his death, his assistant completed chapters nine and ten and wrote the conclusion."
},
{
"text": "If we took this argument to its **logical conclusion**…"
},
{
"text": "The film is a fitting conclusion to the series.",
"contextForm": "conclusion to something"
},
{
"text": "In conclusion *(= finally)*, I would like to thank…",
"contextForm": "in conclusion"
},
{
"text": "The story's ultimate conclusion does not come as a surprise."
},
{
"text": "In conclusion, I would like to thank you all for your hard work."
},
{
"text": "This performance was a fitting conclusion to his career."
},
{
"text": "The meeting was brought to a hasty conclusion."
}
],
"topics": ["Literature and writing"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["satisfactory", "satisfying", "successful"],
"verb + conclusion": ["bring about", "bring something to", "come to"],
"preposition": ["in conclusion"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "the formal and final arrangement of something official",
"examples": [
{
"text": "the successful conclusion of a trade treaty"
}
],
"synonyms": "completion",
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["satisfactory", "satisfying", "successful"],
"verb + conclusion": ["bring about", "bring something to", "come to"],
"preposition": ["in conclusion"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "if you say that something is a foregone conclusion, you mean that it is a result that is certain to happen",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The outcome of the vote is a foregone conclusion."
},
{
"text": "The result of the game was a foregone conclusion."
}
],
"topics": ["Doubt, guessing and certainty"]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to make a decision about somebody/something too quickly, before you know or have thought about all the facts",
"examples": [
{
"text": "There I go again—jumping to conclusions."
},
{
"text": "Don't jump to conclusions."
},
{
"text": "We don't want to jump to the wrong conclusion."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/kənˈkluːʒn/",
"audio": "xc/conclusion/xconclusion__gb_3.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/kənˈkluːʒn/",
"audio": "xc/conclusion/xconclusion__us_2.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Latin conclusio(n-), from the verb concludere, from con- ‘completely’ + claudere ‘to shut’."
}