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, there is scope for the tug-of-war between rising stock prices and rising bond yields to persist for now.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026

His voice isn’t fighting the mix to be heard, and the result is ear-opening.

From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026

The league's executive and disciplinary committees are now reviewing the cases and fixtures could be suspended for some teams and clubs as a result.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

The result therefore strengthens the case that an unseen component, dark matter, supplies the additional gravitational pull.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026

“The ocean has flooded into lowland areas, creating new islands and waterways. As a result, the ocean currents are always changing, which makes them hard to predict.”

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown

Competitors in the athletic retail industry, including On Running, Under Armour and Columbia Sportswear, disappointed investors in recent weeks with mixed quarterly results and cautious outlooks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

Scientists have struggled to understand exactly what they do because previous studies have produced conflicting results.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026

Fenix International's company results show that it paid dividends of $535m for the year ending 30 November 2025, with further dividends payments totalling $174m between then and 26 March 2026.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

With vast sums lavished on artificial intelligence investment over the past two years, markets are growing increasingly nervous about whether firms can deliver results to match.

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

If the Americans launch an attack without knowing where the land mines are, the results will be disastrous.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

Ellison’s proposed Warner Bros. takeover also will be heavily leveraged with nearly twice the debt that resulted from Zaslav’s previous deal.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

Edney conceded there was "no evidence" that the jurors had communicated with anyone else, but said innocent contact - even just seeing the detective or solicitors - could have resulted in "subconscious influence".

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026

On Monday, a Justice Department internal watchdog announced a review of this controversial tactic, which may have resulted in overdose deaths and/or injuries, which are exactly what the DEA is supposed to prevent.

From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2026

In cities like Los Angeles and San Francisco, housing construction slowed down, and that resulted in surging home prices, the Fed researchers said in the report.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 22, 2026

For example, in one case, a sweep of one hundred buses resulted in only seven arrests.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

Scottish FA head of referees Willie Collum later backed the call, citing "clear evidence" of Motherwell's Sam Nicholson's hand and arm "in an unnatural position" - and the resulting contact "a punishable handball".

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

The resulting stellar debris begins falling toward, or "accretes" onto, the black hole.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026

More striking still, the resulting sale of a team associated with Magic, Kobe, Kareem and LeBron has become a tabloid sensation without Mr. Trump trying to barge into the middle of it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

This much we know: The Chargers had precious few highlights Thursday night and a landslide of lowlights, resulting in a 41-17 loss to the San Francisco 49ers at SoFi Stadium.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

The only bright spot is, I get Haymitch to hire Hazelle as a housekeeper, resulting in some extra money for her and greatly increasing Haymitch’s standard of living.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

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