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

The result was the firm’s new corporate branding, a sleek, cobalt-hued identity revealed last week with lettering inspired by ancient legal slabs and photographic effects inspired by rocket launches.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

I took it like I was a big brother to everybody, and the result was, they kept bringing me back.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

The result was two scintillating Champions League triumphs.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

Higher yields result, pushing up borrowing costs for families, businesses and the federal government.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

The result was that an estimated four million people died of famine in 1933 in Ukraine alone—an area about the size of all the New England and mid-Atlantic states put together.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

Sarah Hopkins describes the Wales Pisa results as "disappointing"

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

Part of Pope Leo's right lung was removed in Tuesday's operation and the world's 1.4 billion Catholics were awaiting the results of a biopsy to determine if the cancer has spread.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

The third-quarter results came in short of Wall Street expectations, even with the regulatory fine excluded.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

While some research suggests they can modestly reduce muscle soreness and help preserve muscle function after strenuous exercise, results are far from consistent.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

“I need to do something before my results come and I go to college in Nairobi,” I told him.

From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola

Mixed-genet pairings resulted in the corals deploying stinging cells, a hostile response that can be likened to organ rejection in humans.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

The past few years of sticklike messaging have not resulted in a popular tech sector.

From Slate ● Oct. 14, 2026

Still, because the study did not include an untreated or sham treatment comparison group, it cannot establish how much of the observed improvement resulted directly from the procedure.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

Last year, just 3% of vehicle theft offences resulted in a charge or summons.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

The dramatic shift toward punitiveness resulted in a massive reallocation of public resources.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

The resulting trafficking network is more diffuse and expansive than before the missile strikes from drones and aircraft began.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

For one, the resulting insurance losses might be fairly modest in historical terms.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

But El Niño winters generally bring even stronger waves, resulting in more sand loss and erosion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

When a radio frequency generator sends a signal into the capacitor, the resulting electromagnetic field interacts with the plasma filament.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 9, 2026

The resulting mix just spewed feebly in the hot-water heater.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

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