Spanish word

concluir

Pronunciation

IPA/koŋˈklwiɾ/

Meaning

  • verbconclude

Example

Podemos concluir que está cerrado.

We can conclude that it is closed.

Illustration for concluir (conclude)

More examples

Al final del curso, pudimos concluir el proyecto.

At the end of the course, we were able to wrap up the project.

Core concept

A seal stamped on a finished document.

Common phrases

  • concluir un proyecto

    wrap up a project

  • concluir que

    conclude that

Similar words

decidir: Chooses one option from alternatives and settles on it.
sacar: Infers a conclusion from facts, evidence, or clues.
terminar: Ends an activity, task, or process.

Definition in Spanish

Dar por terminado o cerrar algo; también utilizarse para expresar la llegada a una conclusión.

Word origin

Spanish concluir traces to Latin concludere (con- 'together' + claudere 'to close'), where closing an account or statement comes to mean completing it or drawing a conclusion.

Usage tips

  • As a verb ending in -uir, concluir inserts a y in many present forms (yo concluyo, él concluye, ellos concluyen) and shows that pattern in its conjugation.

Other meanings

  • finishverb
  • wrap upverb

Opposites

Related words

  • conclusiónconclusionnoun
  • concluyenteconclusiveadjective
  • concluidoconcludedadjective

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