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# conclusive

«conclusive» in Mova's school dictionary: **proving something completely, so that there is no doubt left** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (conclusive); adverb (conclusively)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Conclusive means proving something completely, so that there is no doubt left. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conclusive/#m1)

2) Conclusive describes a final, clear result: a conclusive win. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conclusive/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In science lessons it talks about evidence: one test is rarely conclusive; we repeat experiments. In detective stories, conclusive proof catches the thief. Phrases: «conclusive evidence», «conclusive proof», «conclusively prove».

### examples

- The fingerprints were conclusive proof that the cat had walked on the cake. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conclusive/#x1)
- One test is not conclusive; we need to repeat it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conclusive/#x2)
- The team won a conclusive victory, 5–0. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conclusive/#x3)
- Scientists have conclusive evidence that smoking harms health. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conclusive/#x4)
- The footage showed conclusively that the ball was in. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conclusive/#x5)
- The results were not conclusive, so the experiment goes on. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conclusive/#x6)

### note

Opposite: «inconclusive» (not proving anything for sure). Related to «conclude» and «conclusion». Trap: in science, «conclusive» should be used carefully; a fair test needs repeats.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «conclusive» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conclusive/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.