Which definition best matches the word conclude?

• A. to finish
• B. to terminate or cause something to come to an end
• C. to deduce or to infer based on what one has seen or heard
• D. to begin

Answer: (C)

The word conclude here is about forming a judgment after considering information. It means to deduce or infer based on evidence or observations. That’s why the best match is the sense of drawing a conclusion from what one has seen or heard—when you review facts or clues and decide what they indicate.

Think of it like this: after looking at the data, you conclude that sales have risen. That shows reasoning leading to a conclusion. Conclude can also mean finish or bring to an end, as in finishing a meeting, but that use is about ending a process rather than making an inference. Beginning is the opposite of ending and doesn’t fit the sense of inferring.