result in English: The thing that happens because of something you do or because of an event. (noun)

Translation

The thing that happens because of something you do or because of an event.

Word origin

From Latin resultare, meaning to spring back, so a result is what springs from a cause.

Origin: Latin
Root: resultare

Grammar

Gender

Pluralresults

Examples

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"Result" means what came out of what was done.

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"Results" is the plural, meaning more than one result.

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Here "result" is the answer that comes after the test.

A "result" is what happens because of something else. If you study hard, a good mark is the result of your work.

Related words

reason

The fact that explains why something happens or why someone does something.

case

A particular situation or example of something, especially one being looked at or studied.

happen

To take place, often without being planned.

study

To spend time learning about something by reading or going to classes.

end

The last part of something, or the place where it stops.

affect

To change someone or something, or to have a strong effect on them.

experiment

A careful test that is done to find out whether an idea is true.

effect

The change that happens because of something else.

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