Meanings
to bring something to an end or to finish; to decide something after consideration.
کسی چیز کو ختم کرنا یا ختم کرنا؛ غور و خوض کے بعد کسی چیز کا فیصلہ کرنا۔
ختم کرنا
khatam karna
Common Collocations
- conclude a meeting
- conclude a discussion
- conclude a report
Example Sentences
We can conclude the meeting now.
ہم اب اجلاس ختم کر سکتے ہیں۔
Hum ab ijlaas khatam kar sakte hain.
After reviewing the data, I conclude that further research is necessary.
ڈیٹا کا جائزہ لینے کے بعد، میں یہ نتیجہ نکالتا ہوں کہ مزید تحقیق ضروری ہے۔
Data ka jaiza lainay ke baad, main ye nateeja nikaalta hun ke mazeed tehqiqat zaroori hai.
They concluded the event with a formal dinner.
انہوں نے پروگرام کو ایک رسمی کھانے کے ساتھ ختم کیا۔
Unhon ne program ko aik rasmi khanay ke saath khatam kiya.
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💡 Memory Tip
Think of concluding as closing the book after reading the last page.
Imagine shutting a book to signify the end of a story.
✍️ Urdu Poetry
عمر بھر میں نہ دن کا ذکر کیا، نہ شب کا، میری زندگی بھی ہے ایک داستان کا اختتام۔
Umr bhar mein na din ka zikr kiya, na shab ka, meri zindagi bhi hai aik dastaan ka ikhtitam.
Throughout my life, I mentioned neither day nor night, my life too is an end of a story.
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🗣️ Urdu Proverb
ہر آغاز کا ایک اختتام ہوتا ہے۔
Har aaghaz ka aik ikhtitam hota hai.
Every beginning has an end.
📖 Etymology
Origin: Latin "concludere" — to close or shut
First known use: 14th century
The word evolved from the Latin 'concludere', which entered Middle English in the 14th century, denoting the act of bringing something to an end.