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- [ri-zuhlt]
- /rɪˈzʌlt/
- /rɪˈzʌlt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ri-zuhlt]
- /rɪˈzʌlt/
Definitions of result word
- verb without object result to spring, arise, or proceed as a consequence of actions, circumstances, premises, etc.; be the outcome. 1
- verb without object result to terminate or end in a specified manner or thing. 1
- noun result something that happens as a consequence; outcome. 1
- noun result Mathematics. a quantity, expression, etc., obtained by calculation. 1
- noun result Often, results. a desirable or beneficial consequence, outcome, or effect: We had definite results within weeks. 1
- idioms result get results, to obtain a notable or successful result or response; be effective. 1
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Origin of result
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English resulten (v.) < Anglo-Latin resultāre to arise as a consequence, Latin: to spring back, rebound, equivalent to re- re- + -sultāre, combining form of saltāre to dance (frequentative of salīre to leap, spring)
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Parts of speech for Result
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
result popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
result usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for result
verb result
- actioned — Simple past tense and past participle of action.
- add up — If facts or events do not add up, they make you confused about a situation because they do not seem to be consistent. If something that someone has said or done adds up, it is reasonable and sensible.
- arise — If a situation or problem arises, it begins to exist or people start to become aware of it.
- become of — to happen to; be the fate of
- birthed — an act or instance of being born: the day of his birth.
noun result
- aftereffect — The aftereffects of an event, experience, or substance are the conditions which result from it.
- algorithm — An algorithm is a series of mathematical steps, especially in a computer program, which will give you the answer to a particular kind of problem or question.
- amount — The amount of something is how much there is, or how much you have, need, or get.
- answer — When you answer someone who has asked you something, you say something back to them.
- antiphon — a short passage, usually from the Bible, recited or sung as a response after certain parts of a liturgical service
Antonyms for result
noun result
- advertiser — An advertiser is a person or company that pays for a product, event, or job to be advertised in a newspaper, on television, or on a poster.
- ancestry — Your ancestry is the fact that you are descended from certain people.
- antecessor — a predecessor; someone who goes or has gone before
- aquifer — In geology, an aquifer is an area of rock underneath the surface of the earth which absorbs and holds water.
- basis — If something is done on a particular basis, it is done according to that method, system, or principle.
verb result
- authored — a person who writes a novel, poem, essay, etc.; the composer of a literary work, as distinguished from a compiler, translator, editor, or copyist.
- authoring — Authoring is the creation of documents, especially for the Internet.
- birthed — an act or instance of being born: the day of his birth.
- bring forth — to give birth to
- bring forward — If you bring forward a meeting or event, you arrange for it to take place at an earlier date or time than had been planned.
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