what does "jump to conclusions" mean?

Answer 1

to decide on an answer or a meaning without having thought out and/or researched the situation.

Answer 2

It means to try to build a conclusion with little or no proof. Such as: A detective was interviewing a suspect, and suddenly, the suspect got angry and wouldn't talk. If the detective said, "Ha! He got nervous! That means he's the killer!" He would be jumping to conclusions, because he has no proof.

Answer 3

Not evaluating the facts of a discussion properly and above all not listening to the other persons point of view, then offering your final opinion before you know all these facts. A conclusion is the final answer.
It's very irritating too, when people do it.

Answer 4

well, a conclusion to something is the end of it,

so it means to jump to the end, without checking the middle, or fully understanding the start.

kinda like going parachuting without checking that the thing works before you take the dive. hehe.

Answer 5

MAKING a decision or assuming something is a fact without weighing the evidence and thinking things through clearly.

Answer 6

it means that you start making conclusions and come up with storylines quickly without considering the current evidence properly.

Answer 7

Making a statement, decision or final answer without further exploring the facts or possibilities.

Answer 8

it means coming up with a decision without thinking it through...just like when we read the tabloids and right away believe what we read without thinking about the source, or hearing and spreading a rumor and others think it is true just because you said it

Answer 9

it means to make a decision about something before the answer (or outcome, or reason) can be reasonably known

Answer 10

quick to judge without understanding the other side.