Conclusion
[kən'kluːʒ(ə)n] or [kən'kluʒn]
Definition
(noun.) an intuitive assumption; 'jump to a conclusion'.
(noun.) the last section of a communication; 'in conclusion I want to say...'.
(noun.) the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism).
(noun.) a final settlement; 'the conclusion of a business deal'; 'the conclusion of the peace treaty'.
Checked by Cindy--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The last part of anything; close; termination; end.
(n.) Final decision; determination; result.
(n.) Any inference or result of reasoning.
(n.) The inferred proposition of a syllogism; the necessary consequence of the conditions asserted in two related propositions called premises. See Syllogism.
(n.) Drawing of inferences.
(n.) An experiment, or something from which a conclusion may be drawn.
(n.) The end or close of a pleading, e.g., the formal ending of an indictment, "against the peace," etc.
(n.) An estoppel or bar by which a person is held to a particular position.
Editor: Yvonne
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Deduction, inference.[2]. Determination, decision, judgment.[3]. Termination, end, completion, upshot, close, finale, issue, event.
Typist: Molly
Synonyms and Antonyms
[See CONCLUDE_and_TERMINATION]
Checked by Kathy
Examples
- Have you come to any conclusion, sir, in your own mind, while I have been reading? Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- The most obvious conclusion from this is, that human nature is in general pusillanimous; since upon the sudden appearance of any object. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- That is surely the conclusion to be drawn from the argument. Plato. The Republic.
- Now, Betteredge, exert those sharp wits of yours, and observe the conclusion to which the Colonel's instructions point! Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- After more communing with herself next day, she arrived at the desperate conclusion of consulting Harry. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- The conclusion from this is obvious in favour of the foregoing system. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- I have formed no conclusion whatever, my companion answered. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- And I think,' added Mr Inspector, in conclusion, 'that if all goes well with him, he's in a tolerable way of getting it. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- That will be the best way of commencing the enquiry, and will probably lead to the fairest conclusion. Plato. The Republic.
- He infers from this, that their dress must, upon the whole, have been cheaper than ours; but the conclusion does not seem to follow. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Your ladyship will pardon my freedom, I remarked, in conclusion, but it is said, 'by their fruits ye shall know them. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- The net conclusion is that acting with an aim is all one with acting intelligently. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- But the conclusion seems to me utterly unfounded. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- At the conclusion of the engagement, a place had been found for the poor boy in a cart, and he had been brought back to Brussels. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- To follow conventional methods, the final chapter of a book should be an In conclusion with a finis and a dismantled torch, but the history of invention will ever be a continued story. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- The following conclusions are drawn up chiefly from Gartner's admirable work on the hybridisation of plants. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- Remember what you have seen and heard--draw what conclusions YOU like--act as you please. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- The word pleased him, he felt he had come to his own conclusions. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- You have, no doubt, already formed your conclusions from the newspapers, he said. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- Two conclusions emerge from these general statements. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- I am not so unreasonable, sir, as to think you at all responsible for my mistakes and wrong conclusions; but I always supposed it was Miss Havisham. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- I had come to these conclusions before ever I had entered his room. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- With Plato the investigation of nature is another department of knowledge, and in this he seeks to attain only probable conclusions (Timaeus). Plato. The Republic.
- And the conclusions drawn from them are sound, although the premises are fictitious. Plato. The Republic.
- Patiently and steadily the geologists gather fresh evidence and reason out completer conclusions. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- And lookye further, Phil, says the trooper, staying his premature conclusions with a wave of his hand. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- I will not here enter on minute details on this subject, but will merely give an outline of the conclusions at which I have arrived. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- Such are our two main conclusions. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- At a distance from facts one draws conclusions which appear infallible, which yet when put to the test of reality, vanish like unreal dreams. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- His features were gravely set, but there was a light in his eye which made me think that he had not been disappointed in his conclusions. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
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