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re·sult  (r-zlt)

intr.v. re·sult·ed, re·sult·ing, re·sults

1. To come about as a consequence. See Synonyms at follow.

2. To end in a particular way: Their profligate lifestyle resulted in bankruptcy.

n.

1.

a. The consequence of a particular action, operation, or course; an outcome. See Synonyms at effect.

b. A favorable or concrete outcome or effect. Often used in the plural: started studying and got immediate results.

2. Mathematics The quantity or expression obtained by calculation.

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[Middle English resulten, from Medieval Latin resultre, from Latin, to leap back, frequentative of resilre : re-, re- + salre, to leap; see sel- in Indo-European roots.]

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re·sultful adj.

re·sultful·ness n.

re·sultless adj.

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result

Noun

1. the outcome or consequence of an action, policy, etc.

2. the final score of a sporting contest

3. a number or value obtained by solving a mathematical problem

4. a favourable result, esp. a victory or success: the best chance of a result is at Cheltenham

5. results the marks or grades obtained in an examination

Verb

1. result from to be the outcome or consequence of: poverty resulting from high unemployment

2. result in to end in (a specified way): negotiations which resulted in the Treaty of Paris [Latin resultare to spring from]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	result - a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event" consequence, effect, upshot, outcome, event, issue phenomenon - any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning offspring, materialisation, materialization - something that comes into existence as a result; "industrialism prepared the way for acceptance of the French Revolution's various socialistic offspring"; "this skyscraper is the solid materialization of his efforts" aftereffect - any result that follows its cause after an interval aftermath, wake, backwash - the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event); "the aftermath of war"; "in the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured" bandwagon effect - the phenomenon of a popular trend attracting even greater popularity; "in periods of high merger activity there is a bandwagon effect with more and more firms seeking to engage in takeover activity"; "polls are accused of creating a bandwagon effect to benefit their candidate" brisance - the shattering or crushing effect of a sudden release of energy as in an explosion butterfly effect - the phenomenon whereby a small change at one place in a complex system can have large effects elsewhere, e.g., a butterfly flapping its wings in Rio de Janeiro might change the weather in Chicago by-product, byproduct - a secondary and sometimes unexpected consequence change - the result of alteration or modification; "there were marked changes in the lining of the lungs"; "there had been no change in the mountains" coattails effect - (politics) the consequence of one popular candidate in an election drawing votes for other members of the same political party; "he counted on the coattails effect to win him the election" Coriolis effect - (physics) an effect whereby a body moving in a rotating frame of reference experiences the Coriolis force acting perpendicular to the direction of motion and to the axis of rotation; on Earth the Coriolis effect deflects moving bodies to the right in the northern hemisphere and to the left in the southern hemisphere dent - an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening); "it made a dent in my bank account" domino effect - the consequence of one event setting off a chain of similar events (like a falling domino causing a whole row of upended dominos to fall) harvest - the consequence of an effort or activity; "they gathered a harvest of examples"; "a harvest of love" wallop, impact - a forceful consequence; a strong effect; "the book had an important impact on my thinking"; "the book packs a wallop" influence - the effect of one thing (or person) on another; "the influence of mechanical action" knock-on effect - a secondary or incidental effect offshoot, outgrowth, branch, offset - a natural consequence of development product - a consequence of someone's efforts or of a particular set of circumstances; "skill is the product of hours of practice"; "his reaction was the product of hunger and fatigue" placebo effect - any effect that seems to be a consequence of administering a placebo; the change is usually beneficial and is assumed result from the person's faith in the treatment or preconceptions about what the experimental drug was supposed to do; pharmacologists were the first to talk about placebo effects but now the idea has been generalized to many situations having nothing to do with drugs position effect - (genetics) the effect on the expression of a gene that is produced by changing its location in a chromosome repercussion, reverberation - a remote or indirect consequence of some action; "his declaration had unforeseen repercussions"; "reverberations of the market crash were felt years later" response - a result; "this situation developed in response to events in Africa" fallout, side effect - any adverse and unwanted secondary effect; "a strategy to contain the fallout from the accounting scandal" spillover - (economics) any indirect effect of public expenditure
	2.	result - a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem; "they were trying to find a peaceful solution"; "the answers were in the back of the book"; "he computed the result to four decimal places" answer, solution, solvent, resolution statement - a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc; "according to his statement he was in London on that day" denouement - the final resolution of the main complication of a literary or dramatic work
	3.	result - something that results; "he listened for the results on the radio" final result, outcome, resultant, termination conclusion, ending, finish - event whose occurrence ends something; "his death marked the ending of an era"; "when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show" denouement - the outcome of a complex sequence of events deal - the type of treatment received (especially as the result of an agreement); "he got a good deal on his car" decision - the outcome of a game or contest; "the team dropped three decisions in a row" decision - (boxing) a victory won on points when no knockout has occurred; "had little trouble in taking a unanimous decision over his opponent" aftermath, consequence - the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual just deserts, poetic justice - an outcome in which virtue triumphs over vice (often ironically) separation - the termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal) sequel, subsequence - something that follows something else worst - the least favorable outcome; "the worst that could happen"
	4.	result - the semantic role of the noun phrase whose referent exists only by virtue of the activity denoted by the verb in the clause resultant role participant role, semantic role - (linguistics) the underlying relation that a constituent has with the main verb in a clause
Verb	1.	result - issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end; "result in tragedy" ensue come - happen as a result; "Nothing good will come of this" prove, turn out, turn up - be shown or be found to be; "She proved to be right"; "The medicine turned out to save her life"; "She turned up HIV positive" be due, flow from - be the result of fall out, follow - come as a logical consequence; follow logically; "It follows that your assertion is false"; "the theorem falls out nicely" come after, follow - come after in time, as a result; "A terrible tsunami followed the earthquake"
	2.	result - have as a result or residue; "The water left a mark on the silk dress"; "Her blood left a stain on the napkin" lead, leave give rise, bring about, produce - cause to happen, occur or exist; "This procedure produces a curious effect"; "The new law gave rise to many complaints"; "These chemicals produce a noxious vapor"; "the new President must bring about a change in the health care system" lead - tend to or result in; "This remark lead to further arguments among the guests" leave - act or be so as to become in a specified state; "The inflation left them penniless"; "The president's remarks left us speechless" leave - have left or have as a remainder; "That left the four of us"; "19 minus 8 leaves 11"
	3.	result - come about or follow as a consequence; "nothing will result from this meeting" hap, happen, occur, come about, take place, go on, pass off, fall out, pass - come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important"

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result

noun 1. consequence, effect, outcome, end result, issue, event, development, product, reaction, fruit, sequel, upshot << OPPOSITE cause

noun 2. outcome, conclusion, end, decision, termination

verb 3. (often followed by from) arise, follow, issue, happen, appear, develop, spring, flow, turn out, stem, derive, ensue, emanate, eventuate

result in something end in, bring about, cause, lead to, wind up, finish with, culminate in, terminate in

Translations

result [rɪˈzʌlt] n → resultado

vi to result in → terminar en, tener por resultado;

as a result of → a or como consecuencia de;

to result (from) → resultar (de)

result [rɪˈzʌlt] n → résultat m

vi to result (from) → résulter (de);

to result in → aboutir à, se terminer par;

as a result it is too expensive → il en résulte que c'est trop cher;

as a result of → à la suite de

result [rɪˈzʌlt] n → Resultat nt;

(of match, election, exam etc) → Ergebnis nt

vi to result in → führen zu;

as a result of the accident → als Folge des Unfalls;

he missed the train as a result of sleeping in → er verpasste den Zug, weil er verschlafen hatte;

to result from → resultieren or sich ergeben aus;

as a result it is too expensive → folglich ist es zu teuer

result [rɪˈzʌlt] n → risultato

vi to result in → avere per risultato;

as a result (of) → in or di conseguenza (a), in seguito (a);

to result (from) → essere una conseguenza (di), essere causato/a (da)

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result

n result [rəˈzalt]

1 anything which is due to something already done His deafness is the result of a car accident; He went deaf as a result of an accident; He tried a new method, with excellent results; He tried again, but without result. resultaat نَتيجَه резултат následek, výsledek følge; resultat das Resultat αποτέλεσμα resultado tulemus نتیجه tulos résultat תוֹצָאָה परिणाम rezultat következmény, eredmény akibat afleiðing; niðurstaða risultato 結果 결과 padarinys, rezultatas rezultāts; iznākums keputusan resultaat resultat, følge wynik, rezultat resultado urmare, rezultat результат následok, výsledok posledica; uspeh posledica resultat ผลที่ตามมา sonuç 結果 результат, наслідок حاصل kết quả 结果

2 the answer to a sum etc Add all these figures and tell me the result. resultaat, som مَجْموع، حاصِل резултат výsledek resultat; facit das Ergebnis αποτέλεσμα (υπολογισμού) resultado tulemus اثر؛ پیامد tulos résultat תוֹצָאָה उत्तर rezultat eredmény hasil útkoma risultato 答え 답 atsakymas rezultāts; iznākums jawapan uitkomst svar, resultat, fasit wynik resultado rezultat ответ výsledok rezultat rezultat resultat คำตอบ sonuç 答案 підсумок ماحصل đáp số 答案

3 the final score What was the result of Saturday's match? uitslag نتيجَه، عَدَد الأهْداف او النُّقاط резултат výsledek resultat das Ergebnis τελικό αποτέλεσμα, σκορ resultado (lõpp)tulemus نتیجه tulos résultat תוצאה सफलता का समाचार ishod, rezultat (vég)eredmény skor terakhir úrslit risultato 結果 최종 스코어 rezultatas rezultāts mata akhir uitslag sluttresultat wynik resultado rezultat итог výsledok izid rezultat resultat ผล sonuç (比賽的)比分 результат نتیجہ tỷ số （比赛的）比分

4 (often in plural) the list of people who have been successful in a competition, of subjects a person has passed or failed in an examination etc He had very good exam results; The results will be published next week. uitslag نَتائِج الإمتحان او المُباراه، عَلامات резултат výsledky resultat; -resultat das Ergebnis αποτελέσματα (πληθ.) resultado tulemus نتیجه tulos résultats תוֹצָאוֹת फल निकलना, परिणामि होना, फल होना, परिणाम होना rezultati eredményhirdetés; (vég)eredmények daftar hasil niðurstaða; listi yfir nemendur sem hafa náð prófi risultati 成績 성적, 결과 rezultatai, pažymiai rezultāti keputusan uitslag resultat(liste) wynik(i) notas rezultate результаты výsledky rezultati rezultat resultat ผล sonuç(lar) 成績(單) результати نتاءج kết quả 成绩（单）

v

1 (often with from) to be caused (by something) We will pay for any damage which results (from our experiments). veroorsaak word يَنْتُج عَن произлизам vyplynout, vzniknout følge sich ergeben προκύπτω resultar, surgir tulenema به بار امدن aiheutua résulter de לִנבוֹע नतीजा निकलना pojaviti se, proizići következik (vmiből) mengakibatkan stafa af risultare ～から生じる (결과로서) 일어나다 kilti, rastis izrietēt; rasties no yang disebabkan oleh sesuatu voortvloeien komme av, være resultat av być wynikiem/rezultatem, wynikać resultar a rezulta, a de­curge (din) происходить в результате vyplynúť, vzniknúť izvirati nastati vara resultatet av, härröra från เป็นผลจาก ...-in sonucu olmak; yüzünden meydana gelmek 產生，發生 відбуватися в результаті, виникати внаслідок باعث ہونا do bởi 产生，发生

2 (with in) to cause or have as a result The match resulted in a draw. uitloop op تَكونُ نَتيجَتُه имам за резултат skončit (čím) ende med enden καταλήγω, έχω ως αποτέλεσμα acabar en (millegagi) lõppema منجر شدن به johtaa se terminer (par) לְהָבִיא לִידֵי परिणाम होना या निकलना imati za posljedicu, rezultirati u eredményez vmit; végződik vmiben, vezet vmire menghasilkan leiða til; enda í/með concludersi ～の結果となる (...으로) 끝나다 baigtis beigties berakhir uitlopen resultere i, føre til skończyć się terminar a se termina (cu) кончаться skončiť (čím) imeti za posledico rezultirati resultera ส่งผลให้เกิด; จบด้วย sonuçlanmak (最終)導致 мати результатом, закінчуватися انجام کو پہنچنا dẫn đến kết quả （最终）导致