After analyzing the seismic data, geologists concluded that the fault line had shifted several centimeters during the earthquake.
在分析地震数据后，地质学家推断出断层线在地震期间移动了几厘米。
The researcher concluded that the species differ in how strongly dry conditions increase their water loss.
From a Command of Evidence: Quantitative question · Information and Ideas
Psychologist Rina Okafor's study of 200 employees found that workers who received frequent, small praise from managers reported higher job satisfaction than those who received infrequent, large rewards, and she concluded that praise frequency matters more than praise magnitude.
From a Cross-Text Connections question · Craft and Structure
- Researchers concluded this suggested a capacity for a form of causal reasoning.
From a Rhetorical Synthesis question · Expression of Ideas
Which choice best defines “conclude”?
C — Come to an end or result. “conclude” means come to an end or result.
Which word means “come to an end or result”?
D — conclude. “conclude” means come to an end or result.
conclude — come to an end or result. In Chinese: 结束，推断.
conclude is pronounced /kənˈkluːd/.
After analyzing the seismic data, geologists concluded that the fault line had shifted several centimeters during the earthquake. (在分析地震数据后，地质学家推断出断层线在地震期间移动了几厘米。)
finish, terminate, infer — all close in meaning to conclude (come to an end or result).
begin, commence — each the opposite of conclude (come to an end or result).
Yes. conclude is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
con(all)+clude(close)