come to a/the conclusion

come to a/the conclusion

1. To make a determination about someone or something. The jury came to the conclusion that the defendant is guilty.

2. To reach an end point. If there are no other issues to discuss, then this meeting can come to a conclusion. That play's lengthy run on Broadway comes to a conclusion tonight.

See also: come, conclusion

come to a conclusion

 

1. to reach a decision. We talked for a long time but never came to any conclusion. Can we come to a conclusion today, or do we have to meet again?

2. [for a process] to reach the end and be finished. At last, the yearlong ordeal of buying a house came to a conclusion. I was afraid that the opera would never come to a conclusion.

See also: come, conclusion