result
pronunciation
How to pronounce result in British English:
UK [rɪˈzʌlt]
How to pronounce result in American English:
US [rɪˈzʌlt]
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- Noun:
- a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
- a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem
- something that results
- the semantic role of the noun phrase whose referent exists only by virtue of the activity denoted by the verb in the clause
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- Verb:
- issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end
- result in
Word Origin
- result
- result: [15] Etymologically, to result is to ‘jump backwards’. The word comes ultimately from Latin resultāre ‘jump backwards’, hence ‘rebound’, a compound verb formed from the prefix re- ‘back’ and saltāre ‘jump’ (source of English insult, sauté, etc). In medieval Latin it came to be used figuratively for ‘happen as a consequence’, the sense in which English borrowed it. It was not used as a noun until the 17th century.=> assault, insult, sauté
- result (v.)
- early 15c., "occur as a result, arise as a consequence," from Medieval Latin resultare "to result," in classical Latin "to spring forward, rebound," frequentative of past participle of resilire "to rebound" (see resilience). Related: Resulted; resulting.
- result (n.)
- 1620s, "action of springing back;" 1640s, "outcome, effect," from result (v.). Related: Results. Mathematical sense from 1771.
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Example
- 1. The result is not pretty .
- 2. The result is pretty convincing .
- 3. What result is it calculating ?
- 4. The result is the same .
- 5. This seems the right result .