result

[ ri-zuhlt ]

/ rɪˈzʌlt /

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verb (used without object)

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.

noun

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.

OTHER WORDS FOR result

1 flow, come, issue.

2 resolve, eventuate.

3 conclusion, issue, end, product, fruit.

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OPPOSITES FOR result

3 cause.

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Idioms about result

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

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”)

synonym study for result

1. See follow. 3. See effect.

Words nearby result

restroom, restructure, rest stop, restump, resubmit, result, resultant, resultant tone, resultingly, resume, resumption

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How to use result in a sentence

It may have removed 790 of these groups, but after scrolling for a couple of minutes we couldn’t even reach the bottom of group search results after searching using “QAnon” as the keyword.
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The results are available in the Health app on a linked iPhone.
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Which goes to show that even beneath-the-surface shifts can lead to dramatic results.
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The years to come, partly as a result, could be some of its very best.
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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.
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The result is that drone operators are leaving the Air Force in droves.
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As a result, training squadrons—called Formal Training Units (FTU)—are being staffed with less than half the people they need.
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Police Superintendent Michael Harrison said the decline was a result of an effort to decrease gang violence.
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Men and women who become infertile as a result of chemotherapy could also regain their reproductive capabilities.
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Where these overtones are interfered with by any imperfection in the instrument the result is a harsh or imperfect sound.
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The result of this mission was eminently successful; a special treaty was drawn up and Spain sold Louisiana to France.
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The steamboat of 1809 and the steam locomotive of 1830 were the direct result of what had gone before.
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The result was that some 40 rebels were killed, others taken prisoners, and the remainder escaped into the planted fields.
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The act, however, is a progressive piece of legislation and creates new conditions as the result of its own operation.
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British Dictionary definitions for result

result

/ (rɪˈzʌlt) /

noun

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

verb (intr)

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

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

Word Origin for result

C15: from Latin resultāre to rebound, spring from, from re- + saltāre to leap

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