Result Meaning
/ɹɪˈzʌlt/Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbTo proceed, spring up or rise, as a consequence, from facts, arguments, premises, combination of circumstances, consultation, thought or endeavor.
verbTo have as a consequence; to lead to; to bring about
Sentence Examples
You have to account for the result.
You are responsible for the result.
And did your intervention produce the desired result?
CEFR Practice Quiz
The final ____ of the experiment showed that the new drug reduced symptoms by fifty percent.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ of the experiment confirmed the hypothesis that had been proposed three years earlier.
Word Origin & History
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”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Pleasure and peace do naturally result from a holy and good life."
— 1671, John Tillotson, “Sermon IV. The Advantages of Religion to Particular Persons. Psalm XIX. 11.”, in The Works of the Most Reverend Dr. John Tillotson, Late Lord Archbishop of Canterbury: […], London: […] B. Aylmer, […]; [a]nd W. Rogers, […], published 1696, →OCLC:
"United's hopes of mounting a serious response suffered a blow within two minutes of the restart when Evans, who had endured a miserable afternoon, lost concentration and allowed Balotelli to steal in behind him. The defender's only reaction was to haul the Italian down, resulting in an inevitable red card."
— 2011 October 23, Phil McNulty, “Man Utd 1-6 Man City”, in BBC Sport:
"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."
— 2013 May-June, Katrina G. Claw, “Rapid Evolution in Eggs and Sperm”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3:
"the huge round stone, resulting with a bound"
— 1725, Homer, “Book XI”, in [Alexander Pope], transl., The Odyssey of Homer. […], volume III, London: […] Bernard Lintot, →OCLC:
"In America alone, people spent $170 billion on “direct marketing”—junk mail of both the physical and electronic varieties—last year. Yet of those who received unsolicited adverts through the post, only 3% bought anything as a result. If the bumf arrived electronically, the take-up rate was 0.1%. And for online adverts the “conversion” into sales was a minuscule 0.01%."
— 2013 May 25, “No hiding place”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8837, page 74:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The final ____ of the experiment showed that the new drug reduced symptoms by fifty percent.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ of the experiment confirmed the hypothesis that had been proposed three years earlier.