result
/rɪˈzʌlt/
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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.
test .
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.
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