{
    "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’."
}