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| re·sult [ ri zúlt ] |
noun (plural re·sults) |
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1. consequence: something that follows as a consequence of another action, condition, or event
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2. score: an outcome, especially the final score in a sports competition or the grade awarded to somebody who has taken a test
  The results were in Saturday's paper.
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3. number: a number arrived at by a calculation
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plural noun re·sults |
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desired outcome: the desired outcome from an action
The new policy is already showing results.
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intransitive verb (past and past participle re·sult·ed, present participle re·sult·ing, 3rd person present singular re·sults) |
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1. follow as consequence: to follow as a consequence of a particular action, condition, or event
This kind of error results from inattention.
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2. cause outcome: to produce a particular outcome
Overgrazing results in soil erosion.
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| [15th century. < Latin resultare "spring back, reverberate" ("result" in medieval Latin) < saltare "to jump"] |
