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result
- /ɹɪˈzʌlt/
Rhymes with -ʌlt
Where it comes from
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”).
verb results · resulting · resulted · result
- 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.
- To return to the proprietor (or heirs) after a reversion.
- To leap back; to rebound. the huge round stone, resulting with a bound
noun results
- 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
- 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.
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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.
Similar: conclusion, opinion, verdict, edict, resolution, ruling, award, censure, choice, decision, deduction, determination
- 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. […]”
- A positive or favourable outcome for someone.
interjection
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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 […]
Similar: get in
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: consequence, effect, outcome, ensue, upshot, answer, resolution, leave, issue, solution, lead, cause, entail, reason, rationale, derive
Translations
Every language
verb to proceed, spring, or rise, as a consequence
| Español | resultar |
|---|---|
| Kiswahili | tokeo |
| Français | résulter, causer |
| Italiano | risultare, conseguire |
| Русский | проистека́ть proistekátʹ, происте́чь proistéčʹ |
| العربية | تَسَبَّب tasabbab |
verb to lead to
| Español | saldarse, acarrear, resultar en |
|---|---|
| Русский | приводи́ть privodítʹ |
noun that which results
| Español | resultado, resulta |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 결과 gyeolgwa |
| 日本語 | 結果 kekka |
| 中文 | 結果 /结果 jiéguǒ |
| हिन्दी | नतीजा natījā, परिणाम pariṇām |
| Kiswahili | tokeo |
| Português | resultado |
| Français | résultat |
| Deutsch | Ergebnis, Resultat |
| Italiano | risultato |
| Ελληνικά | αποτέλεσμα apotélesma |
| Română | rezultat |
| Русский | результа́т rezulʹtát, ито́г itóg, исхо́д isxód |
| Tiếng Việt | kết quả |
| العربية | نَتِيجَة natīja |
| עברית | תּוֹצָאָה totsa'á |
noun fruit, beneficial or tangible effect
| 한국어 | 성과 seonggwa |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 成果 seika |
| 中文 | 結果 /结果 jiéguǒ |
| Kiswahili | tokeo |
| Português | resultado |
| Italiano | esito, effetto, conseguenza |
| Русский | результа́т rezulʹtát, плод plod, проду́кт prodúkt |
noun decision or determination
| Italiano | risoluzione |
|---|
noun sports: final score in a game
| Italiano | risultato |
|---|---|
| Русский | результа́т rezulʹtát, счёт sčot |
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