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conclure — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • close verb To shut something, removing a gap or opening.
  • conclude verb To bring something to an end; to finish.
  • derive verb To get or obtain something from a particular source.
  • make out verb To kiss and embrace someone for a sustained period, in a romantic or passionate way.
  • wind-up noun An act of teasing someone by telling them something untrue to see how they react, or the false story itself.

Senses

conclure is used for these senses in English:

  • close (transitive, intransitive, electricity, of a switch, fuse or circuit breaker) To move to a position allowing electricity to flow.
  • close (intransitive) To finish; to come to an end.
  • derive (transitive, logic) To deduce (a conclusion) by reasoning.
  • make out (now, chiefly, US, regional, intransitive) To manage, get along; to do (well, badly etc.). [from 17th c.]
  • wind up (transitive) To conclude, complete, or finish (something).

close — full definition

  1. verb To shut something, removing a gap or opening.
  2. verb To bring something to an end.
  3. verb To stop operating, whether for the day or permanently.
  4. adj Near in distance, time, or relationship.
  5. adj Almost even or evenly matched.

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.

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