结果 (jié guǒ) means result or outcome as a noun (考试结果, exam result; 最终结果, final outcome). As an adverb or conjunction it means as a result or consequently, introducing what happened in the end (我努力了，结果还是失败, I tried hard but ended up failing). 结 means to conclude or tie and 果 means fruit or result - the metaphor of a fruit being the end product of a process gives the word its meaning.