verb · academic
conclude
/kənˈkluːd/con·CLUDE
Band 7+task2task1
to decide something after considering the information; to bring to an end
Examples
“From the data we can conclude that the treatment is effective.”
“They concluded the meeting at 6 pm.”
“The authors conclude that further study is necessary.”
Band 8 sentence
“Based on longitudinal data from three countries, the authors conclude that educational inequality is largely driven by early childhood conditions.”
Collocations
- conclude that
- conclude the study
- conclude a deal
Word family
conclude verbconclusion nounconclusive adjective
Common mistakes
conclude = decide in every context→conclude
conclude to (wrong preposition)→conclude that
Say it for a higher band
5decide→6deduce→7+conclude
Synonyms
deduce
decide
Easily confused
decide
“They decided to postpone the meeting.”
deduce
“From these facts we can deduce that he was present.”
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