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/ɹɪˈzʌlt/
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ɹɪˈzʌlt
Verb
To proceed, spring up or rise, as a consequence, from facts, arguments, premises, combination of circumstances, consultation, thought or endeavor.
Usage- Intransitive
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Pleasure and peace do naturally result from a holy and good life.
To have as a consequence; to lead to; to bring about
Usage- Intransitive
- followed by “in”
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This measure will result in good or in evil.
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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.
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.
To return to the proprietor (or heirs) after a reversion.
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To leap back; to rebound.
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- Obsolete
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the huge round stone, resulting with a bound
Noun
That which results; the conclusion or end to which any course or condition of things leads, or which is obtained by any process or operation; consequence or effect.
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the result of a course of action; the result of a mathematical operation
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But neither poverty, nor uncontrolled production, nor a falling profit rate give ground for believing that capitalism 'must' collapse, still less that the result of its collapse must be a socialist society as described by Marx.
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%.
The final product, beneficial or tangible effect(s) achieved by effort.
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The stories did not seem to me to touch life. They were plainly intended to have a bracing moral effect, and perhaps had this result for the people at whom they were aimed.
The decision or determination of a council or deliberative assembly; a resolve; a decree.
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Then of their session ended they bid cry / With trumpet's regal sound the great result.
A flying back; resilience.
Usage- Obsolete
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Sound is produced between the string and the air by the return or the result of the string.
The final score in a game.
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It had been his intention to go to Wimbledon, but as he himself said: “Why be blooming well frizzled when you can hear all the results over the wireless. And results are all that concern me. […]”
The Gunners boss has been heavily criticised for his side's poor start to the Premier League season but this result helps lift the pressure.
A positive or favourable outcome for someone.
Usage- broadly
Interjection
An exclamation of joy following a favorable outcome.
Usage- UK usage
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'Yes! Result! Game on!' He leans forward to a mike fixed over the desk and presses one of the […]
'Yes! Result, Nick!' He heard a distant cheer. 'Right, well I'll give you a ring on Saturday, make the arrangements.
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I was lucky enough to win by a knock-out in the second round - My opponent was Tpr McAdoo - HQ squadron won by nine fights to three (21pts to 15pts) - YES! RESULT.
(picking a lock) I wonder what I did... (the lock opens) Hey hey, result!
Noun
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
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the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise
his decision had depressing consequences for business
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he acted very wise after the event
a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem
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they were trying to find a peaceful solution
the answers were in the back of the book
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he computed the result to four decimal places
something that results
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he listened for the results on the radio
the semantic role of the noun phrase whose referent exists only by virtue of the activity denoted by the verb in the clause
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issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end
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result in tragedy
produce as a result or residue
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The water left a mark on the silk dress
Her blood left a stain on the napkin
come about or follow as a consequence
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nothing will result from this meeting