English · Idiom Attested

jump to conclusions

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Form an opinion hastily.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

dành ra ý kiến vội vàng

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Where it’s used: Used Widespread English

Examples

THEY JUMP TO THESE CONCLUSIONS

‘ Well, one shouldn't jump to conclusions but I can't help linking Alfred's death with Matt's.

British National Corpus sentence via the MAGPIE corpus (CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)

Sources & notes

Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Figurative class: Metaphor (PIE-English corpus, CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-31).

Common questions

What does “jump to conclusions” mean?

Form an opinion hastily.

Is “jump to conclusions” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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