result Definition

result
noun

1. An outcome or consequence of something.

Thesaurus: end, end product, outcome, upshot, effect, conclusion, consequence, issue, fruit, aftermath, aftereffect; Antonym: beginning, cause.
2. colloq
A positive or favourable outcome or consequence.
Example: His action got results
Form: results (often)
3. A number or quantity obtained by calculation, etc.
4a. sport.
A final score, eg in a football match, etc;
Example: the result was six nil to Aberdeen
4b. A list of final scores eg published in a newspaper or broadcast on TV or radio.

Example: listen to the results on the radio
Form: results
5. colloq
A win in a game.
Example: We got a result
6. A list of marks a student has obtained in an examination or series of examinations.

Form: results

verb, intr resulted, resulting

1. To be a consequence or outcome of some action, event, etc.

Thesaurus: happen, follow, ensue, stem, emerge, arise, appear, derive, develop, eventuate, spring, emanate, issue; Antonym: begin, cause.
Form: result from something (usually)
2. To end in a specified way.

Example: Carelessness results in mistakes
Thesaurus: lead to, develop into, culminate in, eventuate in, end in, effect, achieve.
Form: result in something

Etymology: 15c: from Latin resultare to leap back, from saltare to leap.