con|ces|sion|er /kənse ʃənə r / (concessioners ) N‑COUNT A concessioner is the same as a concessionaire . [AM , BUSINESS ] in BRIT, use franchisee
con|ces|sive clause /kənse s I v klɔːz/ (concessive clauses ) N‑COUNT A concessive clause is a subordinate clause which refers to a situation that contrasts with the one described in the main clause. For example, in the sentence 'Although he was tired, he couldn't get to sleep', the first clause is a concessive clause. [TECHNICAL ]
conch /kɒ ntʃ, kɒ ŋk/ (conches ) N‑COUNT A conch is a shellfish with a large shell rather like a snail's. A conch or a conch shell is the shell of this creature.
con|ci|erge /kɒ nsieə r ʒ/ (concierges )
1 N‑COUNT A concierge is a person, especially in France, who looks after a block of flats and checks people entering and leaving the building.
2 N‑COUNT In a hotel, a concierge is an employee who helps guests, for example by making restaurant reservations.
con|cili|ate /kəns I lie I t/ (conciliates , conciliating , conciliated ) VERB If you conciliate someone, you try to end a disagreement with them. [FORMAL ] □ [V n] His duty was to conciliate the people, not to provoke them. □ [V ] The President has a strong political urge to conciliate. □ [V -ing] He spoke in a low, nervous, conciliating voice.
con|cili|ation /kəns I lie I ʃ ə n/ N‑UNCOUNT Conciliation is willingness to end a disagreement or the process of ending a disagreement. □ The experience has left him sceptical about efforts at conciliation.
con|cilia|tory /kəns I liətri, [AM ] -tɔːri/ ADJ When you are conciliatory in your actions or behaviour, you show that you are willing to end a disagreement with someone. □ The President's speech was hailed as a conciliatory gesture toward business.
con|cise /kənsa I s/
1 ADJ Something that is concise says everything that is necessary without using any unnecessary words. □ Burton's text is concise and informative. ● con|cise|ly ADV [ADV with v] □ He'd delivered his report clearly and concisely.
2 ADJ [ADJ n] A concise edition of a book, especially a dictionary, is shorter than the original edition. □ …Sotheby's Concise Encyclopedia of Porcelain.
con|clave /kɒ ŋkle I v/ (conclaves ) N‑COUNT A conclave is a meeting at which the discussions are kept secret. The meeting which is held to elect a new Pope is called a conclave.
con|clude ◆◇◇ /kənkluː d/ (concludes , concluding , concluded )
1 VERB If you conclude that something is true, you decide that it is true using the facts you know as a basis. □ [V that] Larry had concluded that he had no choice but to accept Paul's words as the truth. □ [V n + from ] So what can we conclude from this debate? □ [V with quote] 'The situation in the inner cities is bad and getting worse,' she concluded.
2 VERB When you conclude , you say the last thing that you are going to say. [FORMAL ] □ [V with quote] 'It's a waste of time,' he concluded. □ [V ] I would like to conclude by saying that I do enjoy your magazine. ● con|clud|ing ADJ [ADJ n] □ On the radio I caught the Minister's concluding remarks at the Blackpool conference.
3 VERB When something concludes , or when you conclude it, you end it. [FORMAL ] □ [V adv/prep] The evening concluded with dinner and speeches. □ [V n] The Group of Seven major industrial countries concluded its annual summit meeting today.
4 VERB If one person or group concludes an agreement, such as a treaty or business deal, with another, they arrange it. You can also say that two people or groups conclude an agreement. [FORMAL ] □ [V n + with ] Iceland concluded agreements with several other countries. □ [V n] If the clubs cannot conclude a deal, an independent tribunal will decide. SYNONYMS conclude VERB 1
reckon: He reckoned he was still fond of her.
assume: It is a misconception to assume that the two continents are similar.
infer: I inferred from what she said that you have not been well.
deduce: Alison had cleverly deduced that I was the author of the letter.
con|clu|sion ◆◇◇ /kənkluː ʒ ə n/ (conclusions )
1 N‑COUNT [oft N that] When you come to a conclusion , you decide that something is true after you have thought about it carefully and have considered all the relevant facts. □ Over the years I've come to the conclusion that she's a very great musician. □ I know I'm doing the right thing but other people will draw their own conclusions.
2 N‑SING The conclusion of something is its ending. □ [+ of ] At the conclusion of the programme, I asked the children if they had any questions.
3 N‑SING The conclusion of a treaty or a business deal is the act of arranging it or agreeing it. □ [+ of ] …the expected conclusion of a free-trade agreement between the two countries.
4 PHRASE You can refer to something that seems certain to happen as a foregone conclusion . □ It was a foregone conclusion that I would end up in the same business as him.
5 PHRASE You say ' in conclusion ' to indicate that what you are about to say is the last thing that you want to say. □ In conclusion, walking is a cheap, safe, enjoyable and readily available form of exercise.
6 PHRASE If you say that someone jumps to a conclusion , you are critical of them because they decide too quickly that something is true, when they do not know all the facts. [DISAPPROVAL ] □ [PHR that] I didn't want her to jump to the conclusion that the divorce was in any way her fault. COLLOCATIONS conclusion NOUN