What does "result" mean?
That which results; the conclusion or end to which any course or condition of things leads, or which is obtained by any process or operation; consequence or effect.
Result
/ɹɪˈzʌlt/ intj, noun, verb
intj, noun, verb ·Very common ·Middle school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: That which results; the conclusion or end to which any course or condition of things leads, or which is obtained by any process or operation; consequence or effect.
- Grammar: result is listed as intj, noun, verb.
- Nearest alternatives: consequence, effect, outcome, academic consequence.
- Useful contrasts: digital prompts, driving action, primary proposition.
- Usage evidence: You have to account for the result.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 That which results; the conclusion or end to which any course or condition of things leads, or which is obtained by any process or operation; consequence or effect.
"the result of a course of action; the result of a mathematical operation"
- 2 the semantic role of the noun phrase whose referent exists only by virtue of the activity denoted by the verb in the clause wordnet
- 3 The final product, beneficial or tangible effect(s) achieved by effort.
"The stories did not seem to me to touch life. They were plainly intended to have a bracing moral effect, and perhaps had this result for the people at whom they were aimed."
- 4 a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem wordnet
- 5 The decision or determination of a council or deliberative assembly; a resolve; a decree.
"Then of their session ended they bid cry / With trumpet's regal sound the great result."
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- 6 something that results wordnet
- 7 A flying back; resilience. obsolete
"Sound is produced between the string and the air by the return or the result of the string."
- 8 a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon wordnet
- 9 The final score in a game.
"It had been his intention to go to Wimbledon, but as he himself said: “Why be blooming well frizzled when you can hear all the results over the wireless. And results are all that concern me. […]”"
- 10 A positive or favourable outcome for someone. broadly
Verb
- 1 To proceed, spring up or rise, as a consequence, from facts, arguments, premises, combination of circumstances, consultation, thought or endeavor. intransitive
"Pleasure and peace do naturally result from a holy and good life."
- 2 come about or follow as a consequence wordnet
- 3 To have as a consequence; to lead to; to bring about intransitive
"This measure will result in good or in evil."
- 4 issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end wordnet
- 5 To return to the proprietor (or heirs) after a reversion. intransitive
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- 6 produce as a result or residue wordnet
- 7 To leap back; to rebound. intransitive, obsolete
"the huge round stone, resulting with a bound"
Intj
- 1 An exclamation of joy following a favorable outcome. UK
"'Yes! Result! Game on!' He leans forward to a mike fixed over the desk and presses one of the […]"
Synonyms
All synonymsAntonyms
digital promptsdriving actionprimary propositionrawest material
Example
"You have to account for the result."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "result"?
Common synonyms include: consequence, effect, outcome, academic consequence, accomplishment, accrue from.
How do you use "result" in a sentence?
You have to account for the result.
How do you pronounce "result"?
Pronounced /ɹɪˈzʌlt/.
Etymology
Recorded since 1432 as Middle English resulten, from Medieval Latin resultare, in Classical Latin "to spring forward, rebound", the frequentative of the past participle of resilio (“to rebound”), from re- (“back”) + salio (“to jump, leap”).