resulted; resulting; results
1
a
: to proceed or arise as a consequence, effect, or conclusion
death resulted from the disease
b
: to have an issue or result
the disease resulted in death
2
1
2
: something obtained by calculation or investigation
Synonyms
Examples of result in a Sentence
Verb
If you take this drug, side effects may result.
Noun
The book is the result of years of hard work and dedication.
The end result of his work was a classic American novel.
The investigation continued without result.
Recent Examples on the Web
Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 6 Apr. 2024
PolitiFact confirmed the results from those races with the Wisconsin Elections Commission election results archive and added the vote margin.
—Journal Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2024
Yet the sharply higher borrowing costs for individuals and companies that resulted from the Fed’s rate hikes were widely expected to trigger a recession, with waves of layoffs and a painful rise in unemployment.
—Paul Wiseman, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2024
The simplest cases involve deaths that result directly from pregnancy, labor or postpartum complications.
—Robin Fields, ProPublica, 5 Apr. 2024
Consequences resulting from these negative health care experiences are also more than twice as common among LGBT adults.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 2 Apr. 2024
Although China is beset by many problems, including those resulting from Xi’s efforts to exert greater control over the economy, exaggerating these problems serves no one.
—Nicholas R. Lardy, Foreign Affairs, 2 Apr. 2024
The blast and the resulting fire destroyed state secrets, church records, property deeds, tax receipts, legal documents, financial data, census returns and much more, dating back to the Middle Ages.
—Ed O’Loughlin, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2024
Users can now also filter DP results to match codes configured, limiting results on claims flagged for multiple rules to only those on the claim line containing the code that triggered the review.
—Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 8 Apr. 2024
The result is Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV, a four-part documentary that premiered on Investigation Discovery last month and immediately went viral.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 8 Apr. 2024
The result was the destruction of a large-scale historical record that might have been of incalculable use to current and future researchers.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
The result has been an increase in side effects from Jasmine’s alopecia.
—Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 8 Apr. 2024
The result is subsiding pay pressures, a trend embraced by the Bank of England and lamented by graduates.
—Isabella Ward, Fortune Europe, 8 Apr. 2024
The result was a crisp, stunning photo of the moon overlapping with the sun.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
All told, as Larry is fond of saying, the result was pretty, pretty good, and indeed, even a bit better than that.
—Brian Lowry, CNN, 8 Apr. 2024
Hand sanding and lasers, which burn whiskers and holes into jeans without needing water, do much less damage and can yield comparable results.
—Jane Herman, Vogue, 7 Apr. 2024
Verb
The much higher borrowing costs for individuals and companies that resulted from the Fed's rate increases were widely expected to trigger a recession, with waves of layoffs and a painful rise in unemployment.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 6 Apr. 2024
PolitiFact confirmed the results from those races with the Wisconsin Elections Commission election results archive and added the vote margin.
—Journal Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2024
Yet the sharply higher borrowing costs for individuals and companies that resulted from the Fed’s rate hikes were widely expected to trigger a recession, with waves of layoffs and a painful rise in unemployment.
—Paul Wiseman, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2024
The simplest cases involve deaths that result directly from pregnancy, labor or postpartum complications.
—Robin Fields, ProPublica, 5 Apr. 2024
Consequences resulting from these negative health care experiences are also more than twice as common among LGBT adults.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 2 Apr. 2024
Although China is beset by many problems, including those resulting from Xi’s efforts to exert greater control over the economy, exaggerating these problems serves no one.
—Nicholas R. Lardy, Foreign Affairs, 2 Apr. 2024
The blast and the resulting fire destroyed state secrets, church records, property deeds, tax receipts, legal documents, financial data, census returns and much more, dating back to the Middle Ages.
—Ed O’Loughlin, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2024
Users can now also filter DP results to match codes configured, limiting results on claims flagged for multiple rules to only those on the claim line containing the code that triggered the review.
—Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
Noun
The result is over eight years of autonomy, and perhaps some hints as to how watchmaking can inspire sustainable technology in other fields.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 8 Apr. 2024
The result is Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV, a four-part documentary that premiered on Investigation Discovery last month and immediately went viral.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 8 Apr. 2024
The result was the destruction of a large-scale historical record that might have been of incalculable use to current and future researchers.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
The result has been an increase in side effects from Jasmine’s alopecia.
—Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 8 Apr. 2024
The result is subsiding pay pressures, a trend embraced by the Bank of England and lamented by graduates.
—Isabella Ward, Fortune Europe, 8 Apr. 2024
The result was a crisp, stunning photo of the moon overlapping with the sun.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
All told, as Larry is fond of saying, the result was pretty, pretty good, and indeed, even a bit better than that.
—Brian Lowry, CNN, 8 Apr. 2024
Hand sanding and lasers, which burn whiskers and holes into jeans without needing water, do much less damage and can yield comparable results.
—Jane Herman, Vogue, 7 Apr. 2024
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Word History
Etymology
Verb
Middle English, from Medieval Latin resultare, from Latin, to rebound, from re- + saltare to leap — more at saltation
First Known Use
Verb
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Noun
1610, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of result was
in the 15th century
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“Result.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/result. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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result
1 of 2 verb
re·sult
ri-ˈzəlt 
1
: to come about as an effect, consequence, or conclusion
disease results from infection
2
: to have as an effect
the disease results in death
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