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result
[ ri-zuhlt ]
verb (used without object)
- to spring, arise, or proceed as a consequence of actions, circumstances, premises, etc.; be the outcome.
Synonyms: , ,
- to terminate or end in a specified manner or thing.
Synonyms: ,
noun
- something that happens as a consequence; outcome.
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- Mathematics. a quantity, expression, etc., obtained by calculation.
- Often results. a desirable or beneficial consequence, outcome, or effect:
We had definite results within weeks.
result
/ ɪˈʌ /
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
- 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
- often foll by from to be the outcome or consequence (of)
- foll by in to issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc); end
to 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
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of result1
Idioms and Phrases
- get results, to obtain a notable or successful result or response; be effective.
Example Sentences
The result will be widely seen as a flight to safety to the PAP amid fears of global turbulence.
Even if the film is horrendous, its timing couldn’t be better; a real-life soap opera blown up to catastrophic, delectable results.
This latest change results from a new constitution approved by lawmakers last year, labelled by critics and opposition figures as an "institutional coup d'état".
But this week's results show that Farage has changed the race.
That was evident in the swings towards Labor across the country, which led to a fairly quick, emphatic result.
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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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