# result

Pronunciation: say "ri-ZULT" /ɹɪˈzʌlt/

## Noun

1. The conclusion or effect that a course of events leads to, or that is obtained by a process or operation; a consequence.
   - Simple: What happens because of something else, or the outcome of an action.
   - _The result of years of neglect was a crumbling bridge._
   - _Scientists study how small changes produce large results over time._
3. The outcome produced by a test, study, poll, search, calculation or exam, in the form of findings, figures or an answer.
   - Simple: The answer, numbers or facts you get from a test, an experiment, a search or a math problem.
   - _The researchers plan to publish their results in a medical journal next spring._
   - _Typing her full name into the database returned only one result._
4. A good outcome achieved through effort, such as a success in business or a win in a game; often plural (get results).
   - Simple: A good thing you get by trying hard, such as a success or a win.
   - _"We didn't play our best today, but we got the result, and that's all that matters," the coach said._
   - _The new manager promised results, and within a year the struggling store was turning a profit._
5. The final score recorded at the end of a sports game or match.
   - Simple: The final score at the end of a game.
   - _The result stood after the referee reviewed the final play._
   - _Weekend results moved the team into first place._

## Verb

2. To happen as a consequence of something (result from), or to cause a particular outcome (result in).
   - Simple: To happen because of something else (result from), or to make something happen (result in).
   - _Poor planning can result in delays and wasted money._
   - _The negotiations resulted in a lasting agreement between the two sides._

## Interjection

6. An exclamation of joy expressed after a favorable outcome. *(UK)*
   - Simple: A word you shout to show joy when something goes your way.
   - _Result! The train was delayed just long enough for us to catch it._
   - _He saw the final score flash up and shouted, 'Result!'_

## Verb

7. To leap back, or to rebound. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: To jump back, or to bounce back.

## Noun

8. A flying or springing back; a rebound. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: The act of springing or bouncing back.

## Other meanings

- (noun) The decision that a council or deliberative assembly arrives at; a resolution or decree.
- (verb) To return to the proprietor or their heirs following a reversion.

## Origin

Recorded since 1432 as Middle English resulten, from Medieval Latin resultare, which in Classical Latin meant "to spring forward, rebound." It is built from re- ("back") and salio ("to jump, leap").

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/result (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).