result

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/ɹɪˈzʌlt/

noun 5verb 4intj 1

Collocations

(noun.) desired effect

ADJ

concrete, tangible

The new training program produced tangible results within just three months.

VERB + RESULT

come up with, get, produce

give, show

The new marketing campaign gave impressive results in just three months.

(noun.) final position in a competition

ADJ

election | football, racing, etc.

VERB + RESULT

announce, read out

The teacher announced the exam results in front of the whole class yesterday.

results

ADJ

encouraging, good | disappointing, poor | exam, examination | A-level, degree, etc.

VERB + RESULT

get, have

I hope to get good results from my job interview next week.

(noun.) of an experiment, a medical test, an investigation, etc.

ADJ

interim, preliminary | experimental, research | test, X-ray | referendum, survey

VERB + RESULT

wait for

I'm still waiting for the results of my job interview.

get, have, receive

We finally got the test results back from the hospital yesterday.

analyse, evaluate

present, publish

The doctors presented their research results at the medical conference yesterday.

give, yield

The new safety training program has given excellent results in reducing workplace accidents.

RESULT + VERB

demonstrate sth, indicate sth, reveal sth, show sth, suggest sth

The test results revealed that most students had understood the lesson well.

confirm sth, support sth

PREP

pending the ~(s) of

We decided to wait at home pending the results of her medical tests.

~ from

The improvements resulted from the team's hard work and dedication over several months.

(verb.)

ADV

inevitably

Eating too much sugar will inevitably result in health problems over time.

not automatically, not necessarily

easily

Small mistakes during cooking can easily result in a ruined dinner.

quickly | eventually

VERB + RESULT

can/could, may/might, should, will/would

be expected to, be liable to, be likely/unlikely to

Eating too much sugar is likely to result in weight gain and health problems.

Definitions

verb

To proceed, spring up or rise, as a consequence, from facts, arguments, premises, combination of circumstances, consultation, thought or endeavor.

Pleasure and peace do naturally result from a holy and good life.

To have as a consequence; to lead to; to bring about

This measure will result in good or in evil.

United's hopes of mounting a serious response suffered a blow within two minutes of the restart when Evans, who had endured a miserable afternoon, lost concentration and allowed Balotelli to steal in behind him. The defender's only reaction was to haul the Italian down, resulting in an inevitable red card.

To return to the proprietor (or heirs) after a reversion.

To leap back; to rebound.

the huge round stone, resulting with a bound

noun

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

In America alone, people spent $170 billion on “direct marketing”—junk mail of both the physical and electronic varieties—last year. Yet of those who received unsolicited adverts through the post, only 3% bought anything as a result. If the bumf arrived electronically, the take-up rate was 0.1%. And for online adverts the “conversion” into sales was a minuscule 0.01%.

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.

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.

A flying back; resilience.

Sound is produced between the string and the air by the return or the result of the string.

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. […]”

The Gunners boss has been heavily criticised for his side's poor start to the Premier League season but this result helps lift the pressure.

intj

An exclamation of joy following a favorable outcome.

'Yes! Result! Game on!' He leans forward to a mike fixed over the desk and presses one of the […]

'Yes! Result, Nick!' He heard a distant cheer. 'Right, well I'll give you a ring on Saturday, make the arrangements.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve t

noun — something that results

noun — a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phe

verb — issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.)

ensue

verb — produce as a result or residue

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

result in

To bring about; to lead to.

The escalating protests resulted in widespread civil unrest.

Example Bank

Pleasure and peace do naturally result from a holy and good life.

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This measure will result in good or in evil.

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United's hopes of mounting a serious response suffered a blow within two minutes of the restart when Evans, who had endured a miserable afternoon, lost concentration and allowed Balotelli to steal in

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the result of a course of action; the result of a mathematical operation

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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.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, result is marked as obsolete, UK. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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