outcome
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outcome
- /ˈaʊtkʌm/
Where it comes from
From out + come.
noun outcomes
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That which is produced or occurs as a result of an event or process.
A quality automobile is the outcome of the work of skilled engineers and thousands of workers.
Similar: fate, termination
- The result of a random trial. An element of a sample space. Three is a possible outcome of tossing a six-sided die.
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The anticipated or desired results or evidence of a learning experience.
learning outcomes
Similar: learning objective
- The scoreline; the result. Spain failed to move through the gears despite exerting control for lengthy spells and a measure of perspective must be applied immediately to the outcome.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: upshot, effect, consequence, result, issue, resulting, event, situation, resultant, by-product, purpose, following, follow-up, goal, effectiveness, eventual
Translations
Every language
noun result
| Español | resultado, consecuencia, desenlace |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 결과 gyeolgwa |
| 日本語 | 結果 kekka |
| 中文 | 結果 /结果 jiéguǒ |
| Português | resultado |
| Français | issue, résultat, dénouement |
| Deutsch | Ergebnis, Ausgang |
| Italiano | risultato, conclusione |
| Ελληνικά | έκβαση ékvasi |
| Русский | исхо́д isxód, результа́т rezulʹtát, итог itog |
| العربية | نَتِيجَة natīja |
Talk about this word "outcome." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/outcome. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. outcome. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/outcome "outcome." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/outcome.Cite this
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title = {outcome},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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