result

American  

[ri-zuhlt] / rɪˈzʌlt /

verb (used without object)

• results,
  present (3rd person singular)
• resulted,
  past participle,  past
• resulting
  present participle

1. to spring, arise, or proceed as a consequence of actions, circumstances, premises, etc.; be the outcome.

   Synonyms:

   issue, come, flow

2. to terminate or end in a specified manner or thing.

   Synonyms:

   eventuate, resolve

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noun

• results
  plural

1. something that happens as a consequence; outcome.

   Synonyms:

   fruit, product, end, issue, conclusion

   Antonyms:

   cause

2. Mathematics. a quantity, expression, etc., obtained by calculation.

3. Often results. a desirable or beneficial consequence, outcome, or effect.

   We had definite results within weeks.

idioms

1. get results, to obtain a notable or successful result or response; be effective.

result British  

/ rɪˈzʌlt /

noun

1. something that ensues from an action, policy, course of events, etc; outcome; consequence

2. a number, quantity, or value obtained by solving a mathematical problem

3. a decision of a legislative body

4. (often plural) the final score or outcome of a sporting contest

5. a favourable result, esp a victory or success

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verb

1. (often foll by from) to be the outcome or consequence (of)

2. (foll by in) to issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc); end

   to result in tragedy

3. 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

Synonym Usage

See follow. See effect.

Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• results
  plural

Participles

• resulting
  present
• resulted
  past

Conjugated Forms

Present

• result
  simple
• results
  simple
• have resulted
  perfect
• has resulted
  perfect
• am resulting
  progressive
• are resulting
  progressive
• is resulting
  progressive
• have been resulting
  perfect progressive
• has been resulting
  perfect progressive

Past

• resulted
  simple
• had resulted
  perfect
• was resulting
  progressive
• were resulting
  progressive
• had been resulting
  perfect progressive

Future

• will result
  simple
• will have resulted
  perfect
• will be resulting
  progressive
• will have been resulting
  perfect progressive

Etymology

Origin of result

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English resulten (verb) from Anglo-Latin resultāre “to arise as a consequence” ( Latin: “to spring back, rebound”), equivalent to re- re- + -sultāre, combining form of saltāre “to dance” (frequentative of salīre “to leap, spring”)

Explanation

A result is something that occurs as a consequence of some action. The result of your practical joke is a puddle of water on the floor and a lump on your cousin's head where the bucket hit him. A result is also the answer to some problem, especially one obtained by calculation or experimentation. The result you get for a math problem will be wrong if you add when you should multiply. The verb result means to follow as an outcome of some action. If you forget to book a room in advance, it will result in your having to stay at the hotel by the airport instead of one by the beach.

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

result results resulted resulting

As a result, continued acceleration becomes progressively less efficient.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 2, 2026

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From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026

The first minister has promised his plans to reduce the number of health boards in Scotland will not result in compulsory redundancies.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

As a result, mug shots of many people who benefited from the law remain on its site.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

The result, in that case, can be cancer.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

The results could help scientists better understand how one of nature's fundamental forces contributes to the formation of matter.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 2, 2026

Provisional results announced by the country's electoral commission showed that 70% of voters backed the changes in Sunday's referendum, while 30% voted against them.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

This year the basket of negative-beta stocks has delivered results in line with the tech-charged S&P 500.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026

But Broadcom, which reports results later today, is also beset with competitive and technical challenges.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

His grandfather would be waiting, and Jack’s test results weren’t going to go over too well.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley

Everton's shambolic end to the transfer window has resulted in open revolt from supporters that places fierce scrutiny on owners The Friedkin Group and chief executive Angus Kinnear.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

After De Niro’s trust lodged its complaint, the town conducted another inspection, one that resulted in its assessment being raised to $9 million.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026

There have been nearly 1,300 shark incidents around Australia since 1791, of which more than 260 resulted in death, according to a database of shark encounters with humans.

From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026

Saturday and resulted in “significant impacts” to infrastructure throughout Bright Angel Canyon.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026

“The same genius,” Mr. Muckle went on, “whose careless sleep habits resulted in a newspaper article that unfairly smeared the good name and reputation of Mother Paula? Was that you?”

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen

Early last year, the release point was brought forward from 50% of the sentence to 40%, resulting in the immediate release of 312 prisoners.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

Most notably, the resulting carbon-neutral biomass contained 1.64 µg of active vitamin B12 per 100 grams, compared with 0.7-1.5 μg per 100 grams in beef.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026

Kushner had experienced his own hell after his father pleaded guilty to tax evasion and illegal campaign contributions resulting in a sentence of two years in prison in 2005.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026

The last 20 years, Marx said, have been one big “lowest-common-denominator fight for attention,” meaning it was easier than ever to remain a public figure and make money off the resulting eyeballs.

From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026

“I’ve brought in a number of different ingredients,” Luke said, “and they’ll interact perfectly because of the electron balance and resulting bond formations.”

From "Because of Mr. Terupt" by Rob Buyea

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