What does result mean?

Definitions for result
rɪˈzʌltre·sult

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word result.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. consequence, effect, outcome, result, event, issue, upshotnoun

    a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

    "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event"

  2. solution, answer, result, resolution, solventnoun

    a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem

    "they were trying to find a peaceful solution"; "the answers were in the back of the book"; "he computed the result to four decimal places"

  3. result, resultant, final result, outcome, terminationnoun

    something that results

    "he listened for the results on the radio"

  4. resultant role, resultverb

    the semantic role of the noun phrase whose referent exists only by virtue of the activity denoted by the verb in the clause

  5. result, ensueverb

    issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end

    "result in tragedy"

  6. leave, result, leadverb

    have as a result or residue

    "The water left a mark on the silk dress"; "Her blood left a stain on the napkin"

  7. resultverb

    come about or follow as a consequence

    "nothing will result from this meeting"

Wiktionary

  1. resultnoun

    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; as, the result of a course of action; the result of a mathematical operation.

  2. resultnoun

    The fruit, beneficial or tangible effect(s) achieved by effort.

  3. resultnoun

    The final score in a game.

  4. resultnoun

    A positive or favourable outcome for someone.

  5. resultverb

    To proceed, spring or rise, as a consequence, from facts, arguments, premises, combination of circumstances, consultation, thought or endeavor.

  6. resultverb

    To come out, or have an issue; to terminate; to have consequences; -- followed by in; as, this measure will result in good or in evil.

  7. resultverb

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

  8. resultinterjection

    An exclamation of joy following a favorable outcome.

  9. Etymology: Recorded since 1432,, from resulto, in Classical "to spring forward, rebound", the frequentative of the past participle of resilio, from re- + salio

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Resultnoun

    Etymology: from the verb.

    Sound is produced between the string and the air, by the return or the result of the string, which was strained by the touch to his former place. Francis Bacon, Natural History.

    Did my judgment tell me, that the propositions sent to me were the results of the major part of their votes, I should then not suspect my own judgement for not speedily concurring with them. Charles I .

    As in perfumes, compos’d with art and cost,
    ’Tis hard to say what scent is uppermost,
    Nor this part musk or civet can we call,
    Or amber, but a rich result of all:
    So she was all a sweet, whose ev’ry part,
    In due proportion mix’d, proclaim’d the maker’s art. Dry.

    Buying of land is the result of a full and satiated gain: men in trade seldom lay out money upon land, till their profit has brought in more than trade can employ. John Locke.

    These things are a result or judgment upon fact. South.

    Rude, passionate, and mistaken results have, at certain times, fallen from great assemblies. Jonathan Swift.

  2. To Resultverb

    Etymology: resulter, Fr. resulto, Lat.

    With many a weary step, and many a groan,
    Up the high hill he heaves a huge round stone;
    The huge round stone, resulting with a bound,
    Thunders impetuous down, and smoaks along the ground. Alexander Pope, Odyssey.

    Rue prospers much, if set by a fig tree; which is caused, not by reason of friendship, but by extraction of a contrary juice; the one drawing juice fit to result sweet, the other bitter. Francis Bacon, Natural History.

    Such huge extremes, when nature doth unite,
    Wonder from thence results, from thence delight. John Denham.

    Upon the dissolution of the first earth, this very face of things would immediately result. Thomas Burnet, Theory of the Earth.

    Pleasure and peace do naturally result from a holy and good life. John Tillotson, Sermons.

    The horror of an object may overbear the pleasure resulting from its greatness. Addison.

    Their effects are often very disproportionable to the principles and parts that result from the analysis. Thomas Baker.

Wikipedia

  1. Result

    A result (also called upshot) is the final consequence of a sequence of actions or events expressed qualitatively or quantitatively. Possible results include advantage, disadvantage, gain, injury, loss, value and victory. There may be a range of possible outcomes nt depending on the point of view, historical distance or relevance. Reaching no result can mean that actions are inefficient, ineffective, meaningless or flawed.

ChatGPT

  1. result

    A result is the outcome, effect, or consequence deriving from a certain action, situation, decision, or process. It is the final product or information obtained after conducting a calculation, experiment, research or any form of investigation.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Resultverb

    to leap back; to rebound

  2. Resultverb

    to come out, or have an issue; to terminate; to have consequences; -- followed by in; as, this measure will result in good or in evil

  3. Resultverb

    to proceed, spring, or rise, as a consequence, from facts, arguments, premises, combination of circumstances, consultation, thought, or endeavor

  4. Resultnoun

    a flying back; resilience

  5. Resultnoun

    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; as, the result of a course of action; the result of a mathematical operation

  6. Resultnoun

    the decision or determination of a council or deliberative assembly; a resolve; a decree

Wikidata

  1. Result

    A result is the final consequence of a sequence of actions or events expressed qualitatively or quantitatively. Possible results include advantage, disadvantage, gain, injury, loss, value and victory. There may be a range of possible outcomes associated with an event depending on the point of view, historical distance or relevance. Reaching no result can mean that actions are inefficient, ineffective, meaningless or flawed. Some types of result are as follows: ⁕in general, the outcome of any kind of research, action or phenomenon ⁕in games or wars, the result includes the identity of the victorious party and possibly the effects on the environment ⁕in mathematics, the final value of a calculation, function or statistical expression, or the final statement of a theorem that has been proven ⁕in statistics, any information analyzed, extracted or interpolated from polls, tests or logs ⁕in computer sciences, the return value of a function, state of a system or list of records matching a query. The result type is the data type of the data returned by a function. ⁕in science, the outcome of an experiment

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Result

    rē-zult′, v.i. to issue (with in): to follow as a consequence from facts: to rebound: to be the outcome: to terminate.—n. consequence: conclusion: decision: resolution, as the result of a council.—n. Resul′tance, act of resulting.—adj. Resul′tant, resulting from combination.—n. (phys.) a force compounded of two or more forces.—n. Resul′tāte (obs.), a result.—adjs. Result′ful, having results or effect; Resul′tive; Result′less, without result.—n. Result′lessness.—Resultant tone, a tone produced by the simultaneous sounding of two sustained tones; Resulting force, a motion which is the result of two or more motions combined. [Fr.,—L. resultāreresilīre. Cf. Resilient.]

Editors Contribution

  1. result

    The effect of an action.

    The result was everyone benefited as unity always creates a just and fair solution.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 2, 2020  

Matched Categories

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'result' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #474

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'result' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1023

  3. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'result' in Nouns Frequency: #65

  4. Verbs Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'result' in Verbs Frequency: #252

Anagrams for result »

  1. luster

  2. lustre

  3. rulest

  4. rustle

  5. sutler

  6. ulster

  7. Ulster

How to pronounce result?

How to say result in sign language?

Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of result in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of result in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of result in a Sentence

  1. Lane Lambert:

    We knew the magnitude of the game and we didn't get the result.

  2. Sarah Lowe:

    In my opinion, all cancer patients should ask to be referred to a dietitian, Many if not all treatments, whether it's surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, or chemoradiation can result in significant nutrition-related side effects that can have a huge impact (on) patients' quality of life and nutrition status.

  3. Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush:

    As a result of these conversations and thoughtful consideration of the kind of strong leadership I think America needs, I have decided to actively explore the possibility of running for President of the United States.

  4. Georgia Hull:

    She can’t chew, and she’s eating mashed up foods and drinking through a straw. But we’re getting there. they are absolutely amazing and we can’t manage without them, she said. It saved an awful lot of time for us that day in getting her to hospital. We’ve got a lot of fundraising going on for the air ambulance as a result of this. The guy who drove Georgia from the track to meet the air ambulance, he has had a long beard for 20 years and at the Royal Cornwall Show he is shaving it off to raise funds.

  5. Chief Economist Fatih Birol:

    The security problems caused by Daesh (IS) and others are creating a major challenge for the new investments in the Middle East and if those investments are not made today we will not see that badly needed production growth around the 2020s, the appetite for investments in the Middle East is close to zero, mainly as a result of the unpredictability of the region.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

result#1#611#10000

Translations for result

From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary

Get even more translations for result »

Translation

Find a translation for the result definition in other languages:

Select another language:

  • - Select -
  • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
  • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
  • Español (Spanish)
  • Esperanto (Esperanto)
  • 日本語 (Japanese)
  • Português (Portuguese)
  • Deutsch (German)
  • العربية (Arabic)
  • Français (French)
  • Русский (Russian)
  • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
  • 한국어 (Korean)
  • עברית (Hebrew)
  • Gaeilge (Irish)
  • Українська (Ukrainian)
  • اردو (Urdu)
  • Magyar (Hungarian)
  • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
  • Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Italiano (Italian)
  • தமிழ் (Tamil)
  • Türkçe (Turkish)
  • తెలుగు (Telugu)
  • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
  • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
  • Čeština (Czech)
  • Polski (Polish)
  • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Românește (Romanian)
  • Nederlands (Dutch)
  • Ελληνικά (Greek)
  • Latinum (Latin)
  • Svenska (Swedish)
  • Dansk (Danish)
  • Suomi (Finnish)
  • فارسی (Persian)
  • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
  • հայերեն (Armenian)
  • Norsk (Norwegian)
  • English (English)

Word of the Day

Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?

Please enter your email address:


Citation

Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"result." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 19 Mar. 2024. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/result>.

Discuss these result definitions with the community:

0 Comments

    Are we missing a good definition for result? Don't keep it to yourself...

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Chrome

    Get instant definitions for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Firefox

    Get instant definitions for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Browse Definitions.net

    Quiz

    Are you a words master?

    »
    transmit (a signal) for setting off an appropriate response, as in telecommunication
    A interrogate
    B conform
    C blur
    D distinguish

    Nearby & related entries:

    Alternative searches for result: