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

Polls will close at 10:00 pm, with counting beginning immediately and a result expected by around 7:00 am Friday.

From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026

The result was a partial eclipse, with the Moon covering about 90% of the Sun for most of the UK - the country's most dramatic eclipse since 1999.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

United Parcel Service has laid off tens of thousands of workers in part as a result of its expensive 2023 labor contract with the Teamsters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

“You know what’s more personal than the plate and the result? The process, for me,” Díaz said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

As an island nation with more than 18,000 miles of coastline, sea-level rise as a result of climate change is a very real threat to Japan.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

After the ban, "they tried harder, studied well, and got better results".

From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026

In some cases, refunds have contributed handily to quarterly results.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

What is clearing and what do I need to know ahead of results day?

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

But some analysts caution that the results don’t necessarily warrant widespread enthusiasm.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026

I freak myself out by googling “shin pain when running,” because a bunch of results for “shin splints” pop up.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

Switching from closed, proprietary AI models to open models has already resulted in savings of 80% to 90% for AT&T in certain applications, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

It resulted in school and government office closures across the main island of Luzon and flooding in the capital.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

Historically, these periods have resulted in abnormally strong returns for stocks over the past 106 years, Kaeppel explained in commentary shared with clients and MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026

Against his better judgment, Hunnam says, a visit to give the kittens a “little cuddle” resulted in him adopting two of them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

“Redemption” resulted in the withdrawal of federal troops from the South and the effective abandonment of African Americans and all those who had fought for or supported an egalitarian racial order.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

"Farage's plan to turn this by-election into a serious political battle failed," Queen Mary University of London politics professor Stijn van Kessel told AFP, noting the resulting spectacle "makes Farage look rather silly".

From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026

The resulting sequence may reflect, at least in part, the order in which those reactions appeared during the earliest stages of biological evolution.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026

A mum says she feels "guilty" for buying a fake squishy toy that exploded in her son's face, resulting in him needing hospital treatment.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

The deal’s collapse and resulting burst of violence led the administration to reconsider its approach.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

The resulting Zulu state was thereby enabled to conquer a fraction of a continent for nearly a century.

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

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