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, she entered London 2012 with relatively low rank, which meant she was assigned to the B Final, with other athletes not considered to have realistic medal prospects.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

Critics claim the better outcomes result from cherry-picking better students with “more motivated” parents at home.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

The charter amendment ballot measure approved Tuesday would avoid that result and restore the inadvertently repealed funding.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

The result compares with the 3.63 billion euros expected by analysts, according to a Visible Alpha consensus.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

As a result, the games have not been especially brilliant for a tournament of this class.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

Porsche AG backed its full-year guidance as the company’s strategic reset begins to yield positive results.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

It was an achievement she considered to be "amazing" at the time, long before the results and placements were revised.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

Rio Tinto’s results were supported by higher prices for core commodities and an increase in copper-equivalent production.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

"We have to take the results and go into games like we did today, but hopefully finish it."

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

It was a pleasure to do work that produced results that were so important to the engineers.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

The most recent occurrence, in late 2015 and early 2016, resulted in an estimated $3.9 trillion in economic losses worldwide, though the U.S. escaped relatively unscathed.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026

Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska told Spain's La 1 TV channel that firefighting efforts on Monday night had resulted in "relatively positive progress".

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

“Their actions have resulted in significant losses to Levon Helm Studios and jeopardized its ability to continue operating.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026

“While nothing can replace the life that was lost, the swift and focused work of our detectives resulted in the suspect being safely taken into custody.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

The combination, therefore, resulted in a tour that was fully explained, perhaps even over-abundantly explained, at every step.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov

The researchers also discovered that many of the resulting brain and behavioral effects could be improved rapidly in adulthood, although only temporarily, with a single dose of the immune-suppressing drug rapamycin.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 25, 2026

The resulting case, In re: Turner, helped end the practice of racialized child “apprenticeship” and shaped the meaning of the 13th and 14th amendments.

From Slate ● Jul. 25, 2026

The resulting supply shortage has enabled the memory makers to increase prices, which have quadrupled over the past year and are expected to rise further, according to research firm TechInsights.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026

On Dec. 30, 2023, the Doral Police Department arrested Truelove, and he was charged with one misdemeanor count of criminal mischief resulting in $200 or less in property damage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

The resulting epidemic proceeded to kill nearly half of the Aztecs, including Emperor Cuitlahuac.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

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