Definition of results Results

/ɹɪzʌˈlts/ - [rizults] -

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  • results (Noun)
    Plural of result.

Part of speech

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  • results, verb, present, 3rd person singular of result (infinitive).
  • results, noun, plural of result.

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: results

result - something that results; "he listened for the results on the radio"
  resultant, final result, outcome, termination
  ending, conclusion, finish the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme); "I don't like words that have -ism as an ending"
  denouement the final resolution of the main complication of a literary or dramatic work
  deal the act of apportioning or distributing something; "the captain was entrusted with the deal of provisions"
  decision the act of making up your mind about something; "the burden of decision was his"; "he drew his conclusions quickly"
  decision the act of making up your mind about something; "the burden of decision was his"; "he drew his conclusions quickly"
  aftermath, consequence the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event); "the aftermath of war"; "in the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured"
  just deserts, poetic justice an outcome in which virtue triumphs over vice (often ironically)
  separation the act of dividing or disconnecting
  sequel, subsequence a part added to a book or play that continues and extends it
result - a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event"
  consequence, effect, outcome, event, issue, upshot
  phenomenon any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning
  materialisation, materialization, offspring an appearance in bodily form (as of a disembodied spirit)
  aftereffect any result that follows its cause after an interval
  aftermath, backwash, wake the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event); "the aftermath of war"; "in the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured"
  bandwagon effect the phenomenon of a popular trend attracting even greater popularity; "in periods of high merger activity there is a bandwagon effect with more and more firms seeking to engage in takeover activity"; "polls are accused of creating a bandwagon effect to benefit their candidate"
  brisance the shattering or crushing effect of a sudden release of energy as in an explosion
  butterfly effect the phenomenon whereby a small change at one place in a complex system can have large effects elsewhere, e.g., a butterfly flapping its wings in Rio de Janeiro might change the weather in Chicago
  by-product, byproduct a product made during the manufacture of something else
  change the action of changing something; "the change of government had no impact on the economy"; "his change on abortion cost him the election"
  coattails effect (politics) the consequence of one popular candidate in an election drawing votes for other members of the same political party; "he counted on the coattails effect to win him the election"
  coriolis effect (physics) an effect whereby a body moving in a rotating frame of reference experiences the Coriolis force acting perpendicular to the direction of motion and to the axis of rotation; on Earth the Coriolis effect deflects moving bodies to the right in the northern hemisphere and to the left in the southern hemisphere
  dent an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)
  domino effect the consequence of one event setting off a chain of similar events (like a falling domino causing a whole row of upended dominos to fall)
  harvest the season for gathering crops
  wallop, impact a severe blow
  influence causing something without any direct or apparent effort
  knock-on effect a secondary or incidental effect
  offshoot, outgrowth, branch, offset a natural consequence of development
  product an artifact that has been created by someone or some process; "they improve their product every year"; "they export most of their agricultural production"
  placebo effect any effect that seems to be a consequence of administering a placebo; the change is usually beneficial and is assumed result from the person's faith in the treatment or preconceptions about what the experimental drug was supposed to do; pharmacologists were the first to talk about placebo effects but now the idea has been generalized to many situations having nothing to do with drugs
  position effect (genetics) the effect on the expression of a gene that is produced by changing its location in a chromosome
  repercussion, reverberation a remote or indirect consequence of some action; "his declaration had unforeseen repercussions"; "reverberations of the market crash were felt years later"
  response the manner in which an electrical or mechanical device responds to an input signal or a range of input signals
  fallout, side effect the radioactive particles that settle to the ground after a nuclear explosion
result - a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem; "they were trying to find a peaceful solution"; "the answers were in the back of the book"; "he computed the result to four decimal places"
  solution, answer, resolution, solvent
  statement a document showing credits and debits
result - the semantic role of the noun phrase whose referent exists only by virtue of the activity denoted by the verb in the clause
  resultant role

Verb

results, resulting, resulted  

result - issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end; "result in tragedy"
  ensue
  turn up, prove, turn out establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment; "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound"; "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture"
  come come to pass; arrive, as in due course; "The first success came three days later"; "It came as a shock"; "Dawn comes early in June"
  be due, flow from be the result of
  fall out, follow have a breach in relations; "We fell out over a trivial question"
  come after, follow behave in accordance or in agreement with; "Follow a pattern"; "Follow my example"
result - come about or follow as a consequence; "nothing will result from this meeting"
  come about, hap, take place, occur, fall out, go on, happen, pass off, pass come to one's mind; suggest itself; "It occurred to me that we should hire another secretary"; "A great idea then came to her"
result - have as a result or residue; "The water left a mark on the silk dress"; "Her blood left a stain on the napkin"
  leave, lead
  leave leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking; "leave it as is"; "leave the young fawn alone"; "leave the flowers that you see in the park behind"
  give rise, bring about, produce cause to move into the opposite direction; "they brought about the boat when they saw a storm approaching"
  lead cause to undertake a certain action; "Her greed led her to forge the checks"
  leave leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking; "leave it as is"; "leave the young fawn alone"; "leave the flowers that you see in the park behind"
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  • result (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.
  • result (Noun)
    The fruit, beneficial or tangible effects achieved by effort.
  • result (Noun)
    The decision or determination of a council or deliberative assembly; a resolve; a decree.
  • result (Noun)
    A flying back; resilience.
  • result (Noun)
    The final score in a game.
  • result (Noun)
    A positive or favourable outcome for someone.
  • result (Verb)
    To proceed, spring or rise, as a consequence, from facts, arguments, premises, combination of circumstances, consultation, thought or endeavor.
  • result (Verb)
    To come out, or have an issue; to terminate; to have consequences; -- followed by in; as, this measure will result in good or in evil.
  • result (Verb)
    To return to the proprietor or heirs after a reversion.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • result (v. i.)
    To leap back; to rebound.
  • result (v. i.)
    To come out, or have an issue; to terminate; to have consequences; -- followed by in; as, this measure will result in good or in evil.
  • result (v. i.)
    To proceed, spring, or rise, as a consequence, from facts, arguments, premises, combination of circumstances, consultation, thought, or endeavor.
  • result (n.)
    A flying back; resilience.
  • result (n.)
    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; as, the result of a course of action; the result of a mathematical operation.
  • result (n.)
    The decision or determination of a council or deliberative assembly; a resolve; a decree.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • result
    The conclusion or end to which any course or condition of things leads.
  • result
    Having a specific result, a logical consequence.
  • result
    Condition that which follows something on which it depends.
  • result
    The result or evidence of students' learning experience.

Part of speech

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  • result, verb, present, 1st person singular of result (infinitive).
  • result, verb (infinitive).
  • result, noun, singular of results.

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