jump to conclusions

verb

To make conclusions before being presented with all the evidence.

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rush to judgement
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Meanings

verbjump to conclusions (third-person singular simple present jumps to conclusions, present participle jumping to conclusions, simple past and past participle jumped to conclusions)

present singular third person jumps to conclusions · participle present jumping to conclusions · participle past jumped to conclusions · past jumped to conclusions

  1. idiomaticTo make conclusions before being presented with all the evidence.

    Don't hold your breath and don't jump to conclusions, but there is likely to be an announcement about the future of the railways in the next few weeks - [...].

    2021 February 24, Christian Wolmar, “Franchising still exists - under tight Departmental control”, in RAIL, number 925, page 48

    Synonyms: rush to judgement

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo make conclusions before being presented with all the evidence.

Similar
rush to judgement
Also see
rush to judgement

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 輕易下結論 /轻易下结论
  • 輕易下結論 /轻易下结论 (qīngyì xià jiélùn)make conclusions before being presented with all the evidence
Finnish tehdä hätiköityjä johtopäätöksiä
  • tehdä hätiköityjä johtopäätöksiämake conclusions before being presented with all the evidence
French tirer des conclusions hâtives
  • tirer des conclusions hâtivesmake conclusions before being presented with all the evidence
German voreilige Schlüsse ziehen
  • voreilige Schlüsse ziehenmake conclusions before being presented with all the evidence
Greek βγάζω πρώιμα συμπεράσματα
  • βγάζω πρώιμα συμπεράσματα (vgázo próima symperásmata)make conclusions before being presented with all the evidence
Irish déan dóigh de do bharúil
  • déan dóigh de do bharúilmake conclusions before being presented with all the evidence
Italian saltare alle conclusioni
  • saltare alle conclusionimake conclusions before being presented with all the evidence
Polish wyciągać pochopne wnioski, wyciągnąć pochopne wnioski
  • wyciągać pochopne wnioskimake conclusions before being presented with all the evidence
  • wyciągnąć pochopne wnioskimake conclusions before being presented with all the evidence
Spanish sacar conclusiones precipitadas, llegar a conclusiones apresuradas
  • sacar conclusiones precipitadasmake conclusions before being presented with all the evidence
  • llegar a conclusiones apresuradasmake conclusions before being presented with all the evidence
Cite this entry
APA

jump to conclusions. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jump%20to%20conclusions

MLA

“jump to conclusions.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jump%20to%20conclusions. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jump to conclusions,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jump%20to%20conclusions.

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