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result

verb
/ɹɪˈzʌlt/

Etymology

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”).

  1. derived from resulto
  2. inherited from resulten

Definitions

  1. To proceed, spring up or rise, as a consequence, from facts, arguments, premises,…

    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.

  2. To have as a consequence

    To have as a consequence; to lead to; to bring about

    • This measure will result in good or in evil.
    • In plants, the ability to recognize self from nonself plays an important role in fertilization, because self-fertilization will result in less diverse offspring than fertilization with pollen from another individual.

  3. To return to the proprietor (or heirs) after a reversion.

  4. ›+ 8 more definitions

    1. To leap back

      To leap back; to rebound.

      • the huge round stone, resulting with a bound

    2. That which 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

    3. 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.

    4. The decision or determination of a council or deliberative assembly

      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.

    5. A flying back

      A flying back; resilience.

      • Sound is produced between the string and the air by the return or the result of the string.

    6. 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. […]”
      • The Gunners boss has been heavily criticised for his side's poor start to the Premier League season but this result helps lift the pressure.

    7. A positive or favourable outcome for someone.

    8. 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 […]
      • 'Yes! Result, Nick!' He heard a distant cheer. 'Right, well I'll give you a ring on Saturday, make the arrangements.
      • I was lucky enough to win by a knock-out in the second round - My opponent was Tpr McAdoo - HQ squadron won by nine fights to three (21pts to 15pts) - YES! RESULT.

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Derived

resultance, result in, resultive, as a result, as a result of, end result, misresult, nonresult, no result, null result, resultative, resultful, resultfulness, resultless, resultlessness, result noun, result-oriented, resultset, result type

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA