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result

[ ri-zuhlt ]

verb (used without object)

  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



noun

  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.

result

/ 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of result1

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”)
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Word History and Origins

Origin of result1

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

Idioms
  1. get results, to obtain a notable or successful result or response; be effective.
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Synonym Study

See follow. See effect.
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Example Sentences

The rebels though seemed somewhat chastened by the result despite more than doubling the anti-Boehner votes from two years ago.

The result is that drone operators are leaving the Air Force in droves.

As a result, training squadrons—called Formal Training Units (FTU)—are being staffed with less than half the people they need.

Police Superintendent Michael Harrison said the decline was a result of an effort to decrease gang violence.

Men and women who become infertile as a result of chemotherapy could also regain their reproductive capabilities.

Where these overtones are interfered with by any imperfection in the instrument the result is a harsh or imperfect sound.

The result of this mission was eminently successful; a special treaty was drawn up and Spain sold Louisiana to France.

The steamboat of 1809 and the steam locomotive of 1830 were the direct result of what had gone before.

The result was that some 40 rebels were killed, others taken prisoners, and the remainder escaped into the planted fields.

The act, however, is a progressive piece of legislation and creates new conditions as the result of its own operation.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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