concludere

Concludere is an Italian verb meaning to bring something to an end, to finish, or to reach a conclusion. It is mainly used transitively to indicate finalizing a process, decision, or agreement, as in concludere un accordo or concludere una trattativa. It can also be used intransitively in the reflexive form concludersi to indicate that something ends or closes, for example la riunione si è conclusa.

Etymology: Concludere comes from Latin concludere, formed from con- “together” and cludere/claudere “to close.” The sense evolved to mean bringing something to a close and, by extension, to reach a conclusion.

Conjugation and usage: Concludere belongs to the regular -ere verb class. Present: concludo, concludi, conclude, concludiamo, concludete, concludono. Passato prossimo: ho concluso, hai concluso, ha concluso, abbiamo concluso, avete concluso, hanno concluso. Imperfect: concludevo, concludevi, concludeva, concludevamo, concludevate, concludevano. Future: concluderò, concluderai, concluderà, concluderemo, concluderete, concluderanno. Participio passato: concluso. Subjunctive present: concluda, concluda, concluda, concludiamo, concludiate, concludano. Imperative: concludi, concluda, concludiamo, concludete, concludano.

Note: In everyday language, concludere is preferred for finalizing formal actions, agreements, or decisions, whereas synonyms like finire or terminare may be used for more general finishing tasks. The pronominal form concludersi is used for events that end by themselves, as in una discussione che si è conclusa. The noun concludere derived from the verb is conclusione.