besluiten — meaning in English

English meaning

• conclude verb To bring something to an end; to finish.
• culminate verb Of a heavenly body, to be at the highest point, reach its greatest altitude.
• decide verb To make a choice or judgment after thinking something over.
• resolve verb To find a satisfactory solution to a problem or disagreement.

Senses

besluiten is used for these senses in English:

• culminate (intransitive, figuratively) To reach a climax; to come to a decisive point, especially an end or conclusion.
• culminate (transitive) To finalize, bring to a conclusion, form the climax of.
• resolve (intransitive) To make a firm decision to do something. To become determined to reach a certain goal or take a certain action.

conclude — full definition

1. verb To bring something to an end; to finish.
2. verb To decide something after considering the evidence; to reach a judgment.

culminate — full definition

1. verb Of a heavenly body, to be at the highest point, reach its greatest altitude.
2. verb To reach the (physical or figurative) summit, highest point, peak etc.
3. verb To reach a climax; to come to a decisive point, especially an end or conclusion.
4. verb To reach a point at which continued progress is not possible.

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