result
to spring, arise, or proceed as a consequence of actions, circumstances, premises, etc.; be the outcome.
to terminate or end in a specified manner or thing.
something that happens as a consequence; outcome.
Mathematics. a quantity, expression, etc., obtained by calculation.
Often results. a desirable or beneficial consequence, outcome, or effect: We had definite results within weeks.
Idioms about result
get results, to obtain a notable or successful result or response; be effective.
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How to use result in a sentence
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The results are available in the Health app on a linked iPhone.
Apple Watch Series 6 first impressions: A stretchy addition looks great | Aaron Pressman | September 17, 2020 | FortuneWhich goes to show that even beneath-the-surface shifts can lead to dramatic results.
Our Forecast: A Brewing Current Could Lift Biden … or Swamp Him | Nick Fouriezos | September 17, 2020 | OzyThe years to come, partly as a result, could be some of its very best.
Many observers claimed the election results were, shall we say, irregular.
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The rebels though seemed somewhat chastened by the result despite more than doubling the anti-Boehner votes from two years ago.
Democrats Accidentally Save Boehner From Republican Coup | Ben Jacobs, Jackie Kucinich | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThe result is that drone operators are leaving the Air Force in droves.
Exclusive: U.S. Drone Fleet at ‘Breaking Point,’ Air Force Says | Dave Majumdar | January 5, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTAs a result, training squadrons—called Formal Training Units (FTU)—are being staffed with less than half the people they need.
Exclusive: U.S. Drone Fleet at ‘Breaking Point,’ Air Force Says | Dave Majumdar | January 5, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTPolice Superintendent Michael Harrison said the decline was a result of an effort to decrease gang violence.
Men and women who become infertile as a result of chemotherapy could also regain their reproductive capabilities.
Where these overtones are interfered with by any imperfection in the instrument the result is a harsh or imperfect sound.
Expressive Voice Culture | Jessie Eldridge SouthwickThe result of this mission was eminently successful; a special treaty was drawn up and Spain sold Louisiana to France.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonThe steamboat of 1809 and the steam locomotive of 1830 were the direct result of what had gone before.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice | Stephen LeacockThe result was that some 40 rebels were killed, others taken prisoners, and the remainder escaped into the planted fields.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanThe act, however, is a progressive piece of legislation and creates new conditions as the result of its own operation.
Readings in Money and Banking | Chester Arthur Phillips
British Dictionary definitions for result
/ (rɪˈzʌlt) /
something that ensues from an action, policy, course of events, etc; outcome; consequence
a number, quantity, or value obtained by solving a mathematical problem
US a decision of a legislative body
(often plural) the final score or outcome of a sporting contest
a favourable result, esp a victory or success
(often foll by from) to be the outcome or consequence (of)
(foll by in) to issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc); end: to result in tragedy
property law (of an undisposed or partially disposed of interest in land) to revert to a former owner when the prior interests come to an end
Origin of result
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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