- jump (or leap) to conclusions (or the conclusion)
- jump (or leap) to conclusions (or the conclusion)form an opinion hastily without considering all the facts.→ jump
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jump (or leap) to conclusions (or the conclusion)
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jump to conclusions — see under ↑jump1 • • • Main Entry: ↑conclude jump to conclusions Come to a decision prematurely, based upon insufficient facts or consideration • • • Main Entry: ↑jump * * * jump/leap/to conclusions … Useful english dictionary
leap to conclusions — jump/leap/to conclusions phrase to make a decision about something too quickly without knowing all the facts He saw the two of them together and jumped to the wrong conclusion. Thesaurus: to make a wrong judgment or decisionsynonym Main entry:… … Useful english dictionary
jump — verb 1》 push oneself into the air using the muscles in one s legs and feet. ↘pass over by jumping. 2》 move suddenly and quickly. ↘make a sudden involuntary movement in surprise. ↘get on or off (a vehicle) quickly. ↘(also jump on)… … English new terms dictionary
leap to the conclusion that … — jump/leap to conˈclusions | jump/leap to the conˈclusion that… idiom to make a decision about sb/sth too quickly, before you know or have thought about all the facts • There I go again jumping to conclusions. Main entry: ↑conclusionidiom … Useful english dictionary
jump to the conclusion that … — jump/leap to conˈclusions | jump/leap to the conˈclusion that… idiom to make a decision about sb/sth too quickly, before you know or have thought about all the facts • There I go again jumping to conclusions. Main entry: ↑conclusionidiom … Useful english dictionary
conclusion — noun 1 opinion reached after considering the facts ADJECTIVE ▪ correct ▪ logical, reasonable, valid ▪ inescapable, inevitable, obvious … Collocations dictionary
conclusion */*/*/ — UK [kənˈkluːʒ(ə)n] / US [kənˈkluʒ(ə)n] noun Word forms conclusion : singular conclusion plural conclusions 1) [countable] something that you decide is true after thinking about it carefully and looking at all the evidence conclusion that: Her… … English dictionary
conclusion — con|clu|sion [ kən kluʒn ] noun *** 1. ) count something you decide is true after thinking about it carefully and looking at all the evidence: reach/draw a conclusion: Hubble reached the conclusion that the universe was expanding. logical… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
conclusion — /kənˈkluʒən / (say kuhn kloohzhuhn), /kəŋ / (say kuhng ) noun 1. the end or close; the final part. 2. the last main division of a discourse, containing a summing up of the points. 3. a result, issue, or outcome: a foregone conclusion. 4. final… …
Air Force reports on the Roswell UFO incident — The two Air Force reports on the Roswell UFO incident, published in 1994/5 and 1997, form the basis for much of the skeptical explanation for the 1947 incident, the purported recovery of aliens and their craft from the vicinity of Roswell, New… … Wikipedia
