concluded
kuhn-KLOO-did/kənˈkluː.dɪd/
- 1Simple past and past participle of conclude.
The judge concluded that the evidence was too weak to convict.
Negotiations concluded with a signed agreement on Friday.
Note
One spelling does double duty: the simple past (talks concluded at noon) and the participle after have or be (the treaty was concluded). Because conclude works both ways, the form can describe something ending on its own or someone bringing it to an end. It also carries the verb's reasoning sense, as in having weighed the facts, she concluded that…, and a rarer meaning of restraining or barring.
concluded is a form of conclude
conclude, verb: To bring something to an end; to close or finish it. Full entry
- Forms
- concludeconcludes he/she/itconcluding -ing formconcluded past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- conclude → concluded: add -d
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /ɪd/, an extra syllable.
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