RESULT


Meaning of RESULT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ rɪzʌlt ]

( results, resulting, resulted)

Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English.

1.

A result is something that happens or exists because of something else that has happened.

Compensation is available for people who have developed asthma as a direct result of their work...

N-COUNT : oft as a N

2.

If something results in a particular situation or event, it causes that situation or event to happen.

Fifty per cent of road accidents result in head injuries...

VERB : V in n

3.

If something results from a particular event or action, it is caused by that event or action.

Many hair problems result from what you eat...

Ignore the early warnings and illness could result.

VERB : V from n , V

4.

A result is the situation that exists at the end of a contest.

The final election results will be announced on Friday.

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5.

A result is the number that you get when you do a calculation.

They found their computers producing different results from exactly the same calculation.

= answer

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6.

Your results are the marks or grades that you get for examinations you have taken. ( mainly BRIT; in AM, usually use scores )

Kate’s exam results were excellent.

N-COUNT : usu pl

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