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US
/ɹiˈzəɫt, ɹɪˈzəɫt/
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[ UK /ɹɪzˈʌlt/ ]
[ UK /ɹɪzˈʌlt/ ]
VERB
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come about or follow as a consequence
nothing will result from this meeting -
produce as a result or residue
The water left a mark on the silk dress
Her blood left a stain on the napkin -
issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end
result in tragedy
NOUN
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a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem
he computed the result to four decimal places
the answers were in the back of the book
they were trying to find a peaceful solution -
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise
he acted very wise after the event
his decision had depressing consequences for business -
something that results
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
How To Use result In A Sentence
- Fertilization therefore results in an egg carrying a nucleus with contributions from both parents, and it was concluded that the cell nucleus must contain the physical basis of heredity.
- Book value can increase as a result of mergers, and it can go up if a company has just sold a lot of new equity.
- Larger butter pieces (not huge, of course, but quite a bit larger than “wet sand”) result in a flakier biscuit. 2009 March | Baking Bites
- From the combined results Thomas's group estimated an average particle size of 100 for the copper metal aggregates.
- Of these, 250 are hospitalized as a result of acute complications, and approximately 100 die from cirrhosis, liver cancer, or fulminant hepatitis.
- The net result of all these changes is that schools should be able to deliver a better service to pupils.
- The result of such rack-rent can only be evil, abuse and neglect of the soil, deterioration in the character of the laborers, and a widespread sense of injustice. VIII. Of the Quest of the Golden Fleece.
- Overextension in the lower back results in this 'duck-like' posture. Times, Sunday Times
- Their preferences ultimately shaped the place of worship that Warren built, and the result of that consumer-driven approach to creating Saddleback is a deliberately contemporary, highly professionalized operation with a carefully orchestrated feel-good atmosphere. American Grace
- This is the northernmost and wettest of the central Asian depressions, remnants of a Tertiary era inland sea, with relict glaciers, glacier lakes and a wide variety of rock types, the result of a long series of successive eras of deposition and orogeny. Uvs Nuur Basin, Russian Federation, Republic of Tuva and Mongolia
