conclusion

Definition

  • noun: a final decision or judgment
  • noun: a reasoned judgment
  • usually singular
  • synonyms: result, inference, deduction

Examples

  • The evidence suggests that he's to blame, but let's be careful not to 'jump to conclusions'. He may have a good explanation for what happened.

  • At this point, his victory seems to be a 'foregone conclusion'. [=his victory seems certain; there seems to be no doubt that he will win]

  • Most people felt that the outcome of the trial was a 'foregone conclusion'. [=they felt sure that the trial would end in a certain way]

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) sit still or hold a thought in my head. I think it's the excitement only a free man can feel. A free man at the start of a long journey... ...whose conclusion is uncertain. I hope I can make it across the border. I hope to see my friend and shake his hand. I hope the Pacific is as blue (..)
    1994 The Shawshank Redemption