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.

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Idioms for result

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

Origin of result

1375–1425; late Middle English resulten (v.) < 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)

SYNONYMS FOR result

1 flow, come, issue. See follow.

2 resolve, eventuate.

3 conclusion, issue, end, product, fruit. See effect.

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ANTONYMS FOR result

3 cause.

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Words nearby result

restrictive practice, restrike, restructure, restump, resubmit, result, resultant, resultant tone, resultingly, resume, resumption

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Example sentences from the Web for resulting

The resulting Wool Runners were comfortable, eco-friendly, machine-washable, and super cute—and sold out almost immediately.
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The resulting product included four single-cask variants along with finished pictures of McKidd enjoying a glass of The Macallan.
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The resulting photographs are a celebration, bringing to life the peerless spirit embodied by The Macallan.
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The resulting negotiation, they hope, would gut the EPA regulation.
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And when a wedding party attached a GoPro camera to a bottle of the whiskey, the resulting video went viral.
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She languished in bed and he diagnosed her illness as resulting from the fact that she was "hidebound."
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Accompanying this revival, or resulting from it, were many important reforms.
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It has arisen under the pressure of human wants and resulting activities.
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The resulting liquid is drunk at the end of ten days, and is sour and vinegar-like.
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Now we can explain this phenomenon perfectly by the uniform nature and the instantaneous rise of that resulting aggregate feeling.
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British Dictionary definitions for resulting

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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result

verb (used without object)

noun

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