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- DictionaryRe·sult/rəˈzəlt/
noun
- 1. a consequence, effect, or outcome of something: "the tower collapsed as a result of safety violations" Similar consequenceoutcomeupshotoutturnsequeleffectreactionrepercussionreverberationramificationendconclusionterminationculminationcorollaryconcomitantaftermathfootprintfruit(s)productproducebyproductsolutionsequelaeinformal:payoffdated:issuearchaic:successverdictdecisionoutcomeconclusionopiniondeterminationjudgmentadjudicationarbitrationfindingsrulingpronouncementdecreesettlementorderOpposite cause
- ▪ an item of information obtained by experiment or some other scientific method; a quantity or formula obtained by calculation. Similar answersolutioncalculationsumtotalaggregateproductquotient
- ▪ a final score, mark, or placing in a sporting event or examination. Similar markscorepercentagegradegradingratingplaceplacingpositionrankrankingassessmentappraisalevaluation
- ▪ a satisfactory or favorable outcome of an undertaking or contest: "determination and persistence guarantee results"
- ▪ the outcome of a business's trading over a given period, expressed as a statement of profit or loss: "oil companies have reported markedly better results"
verb
- 1. occur or follow as the consequence of something: "anger may result from an argument" Similar followensuedevelopstemspringarisederiveevolveproceedemergeemanateissueflowoccurhappentake placecome aboutsupervenebe caused bybe brought about bybe produced byoriginate inattendaccompanybe consequent onsupervene onend inculminate infinish interminate ininvolvelead topromptelicitprecipitatetriggerspark offprovokecausebring aboutoccasioneffectbring to passcreategive rise toproduceengendergenerateinduceformal:redound toliterary:begetOpposite cause
- ▪ have (a specified end or outcome): "talks in July had resulted in stalemate"
Word Origin late Middle English (as a verb): from medieval Latin resultare ‘to result’, earlier in the sense ‘spring back’, from re- (expressing intensive force) + saltare (frequentative of salire ‘to jump’). The noun dates from the early 17th century.
Derivatives
- 1. resultless adjective
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