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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.
Synonyms: , , , ,Antonyms: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 end result should be the same,” allegedly replied David, who was imprisoned for carjacking and robbery.
Hilary Evans-Newton, the chief executive at Alzheimer's Research UK, said the result was "painful" and patients will miss out on this and future innovations "not because science is failing, but because the system is".
Disbarment is a rare result for an attorney’s first offense, but in a statement, the bar’s top prosecutor, Chief Trial Counsel George Cardona, said Spolin’s conduct warranted it.
“That is the word we use — erasure — and it really does result in that invisibility in our health statistics,” she said.
England will now face Spain in the quarter-finals as Slovenia's 2-0 defeat by the Czech Republic meant the Germany result was not more costly for the Young Lions.
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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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