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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.