verb

result

rih-ZUHLT

verb

To happen as a consequence of something else.

"His injury resulted from a fall on the ice."

"Better training resulted in fewer accidents."

noun

The outcome or effect that something produces.

"The test results came back negative."

"Years of hard work finally produced results."

How to Use Result

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishSomething that comes out of a cause, or an outcome you can measure.

Common pairings

as a result get results end result

Word Forms

resulted past tense, result plural, resulted plural, results plural, results singular, result singular, resulted singular, resultest singular, resultedst singular, resulteth singular

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Etymology

From Medieval Latin resultare, "to spring back or rebound," from re- + salire ("to jump").