[verb] [I]Teachers were not fully prepared for the major changes in the exam system, and chaos resulted (= was caused).If something results from an event or activity, it is caused by that event or activity.His difficulty in walking results from a childhood illness.If something results in a particular situation, it causes that situation to happen.The fire resulted in damage to their property.Environmental pollution is resulting in the forests dying.
RESULT
Meaning of RESULT in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012