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Webster 1913 Edition

Result

Re-sult′

,
Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Resulted
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Resulting
.]
[F.
résulter
, fr. L.
resultare
,
resultarum
, to spring or leap back, v. intens. fr.
resilire
. See
Resile
.]
1.
To leap back; to rebound.
[Obs.]
The huge round stone,
resulting
with a bound.
Pope.
2.
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
.
3.
To proceed, spring, or rise, as a consequence, from facts, arguments, premises, combination of circumstances, consultation, thought, or endeavor.
Pleasure and peace do naturally
result
from a holy and good life.
Tillotson.
Resulting trust
(Law)
,
a trust raised by implication for the benefit of a party granting an estate. The phrase is also applied to a trust raised by implication for the benefit of a party who advances the purchase money of an estate, etc.
Bouvier.
–
Resulting use
(Law)
,
a use which, being limited by the deed, expires or can not vest, and thence returns to him who raised it.
Bouvier.
Syn. – To proceed; spring; rise; arise; ensue; terminate.

Re-sult′

,
Noun.
1.
A flying back; resilience.
[Obs.]
Sound is produced between the string and the air by the return or the
result
of the string.
Bacon.
2.
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
.
If our proposals once again were heard,
We should compel them to a quick
result
.
Milton.
3.
The decision or determination of a council or deliberative assembly; a resolve; a decree.
Then of their session ended they bid cry
With trumpet’s regal sound the great
result
.
Milton.
Syn. – Effect; consequence; conclusion; inference; issue; event. See
Effect
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Result

RESULT'

, v.i s as z. [L. resulto, resilio; re and salio, to leap.]
1.
to leap back; to rebound.
The huge round stone, resulting with a bound -
2.
To preceed, spring or rise, as a consequence, from facts, arguments, premises, conbination of circumstances, consultation or meditation. Evidence results from testimony, or from a variety of concurring circumstances; pleasure results from friendship; harmony results from certain accordances of sounds.
Pleasure and peace naturally result from a holy and good life.
3.
To come to a conclusion or determination. the council resulted in recommending harmony and peace to the parties.

RESULT'

, n.
1.
Resilience; act of flying back.
Sound is produced between the string and the air, by the return of the result of the string.
2.
Consequence; conclusion; inference; effect; that which proceeds naturally or logically from facts, premises or the state of things; as the result of reasoning; the result of reflection; the result of a consultation or council; the result of a legislative debate.
3.
Consequence or effect.
The misery of sinners will be the natural result of their vile affections and criminal indulgences.
4.
The decision or determination of a council or deliberative assembly; as the result of an ecclesiastical council.

Definition 2024

result

result

English

Verb

result ‎(third-person singular simple present results, present participle resulting, simple past and past participle resulted) (intransitive)

  1. To proceed, spring or rise, as a consequence, from facts, arguments, premises, combination of circumstances, consultation, thought or endeavor.
    • Tillotson
      Pleasure and peace do naturally result from a holy and good life.
  2. To come out, or have an issue; to terminate; to have consequences; followed by in.
    • 2011 October 23, Phil McNulty, “Man Utd 1-6 Man City”, in BBC Sport:
      United's hopes of mounting a serious response suffered a blow within two minutes of the restart when Evans, who had endured a miserable afternoon, lost concentration and allowed Balotelli to steal in behind him. The defender's only reaction was to haul the Italian down, resulting in an inevitable red card.
    • 2013 May-June, Katrina G. Claw, “Rapid Evolution in Eggs and Sperm”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3:
      In plants, the ability to recognize self from nonself plays an important role in fertilization, because self-fertilization will result in less diverse offspring than fertilization with pollen from another individual.
    This measure will result in good or in evil.‎
  3. (law) To return to the proprietor (or heirs) after a reversion.
  4. (obsolete) To leap back; to rebound.
    • Alexander Pope
      the huge round stone, resulting with a bound

Synonyms

  • (to proceed, spring, or rise, as a consequence): follow, arise

Related terms

Translations

Noun

result ‎(plural results)

  1. 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.
    the result of a course of action;  the result of a mathematical operation‎
    • 2013 May 25, “No hiding place”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8837, page 74:
      In America alone, people spent $170 billion on “direct marketing”—junk mail of both the physical and electronic varieties—last year. Yet of those who received unsolicited adverts through the post, only 3% bought anything as a result. If the bumf arrived electronically, the take-up rate was 0.1%. And for online adverts the “conversion” into sales was a minuscule 0.01%.
  2. The fruit, beneficial or tangible effect(s) achieved by effort.
    • 1898, Winston Churchill, chapter 1, in The Celebrity:
      The stories did not seem to me to touch life. They were plainly intended to have a bracing moral effect, and perhaps had this result for the people at whom they were aimed.
  3. The decision or determination of a council or deliberative assembly; a resolve; a decree.
    • John Milton (1608-1674)
      Then of their session ended they bid cry / With trumpet's regal sound the great result.
  4. (obsolete) A flying back; resilience.
    • Francis Bacon (1561-1626)
      Sound is produced between the string and the air by the return or the result of the string.
  5. (sports) The final score in a game.
    • 1935, George Goodchild, chapter 3, in Death on the Centre Court:
      It had been his intention to go to Wimbledon, but as he himself said: “Why be blooming well frizzled when you can hear all the results over the wireless. And results are all that concern me. […]”
    • 2011 September 24, David Ornstein, “Arsenal 3 - 0 Bolton”, in BBC Sport:
      The Gunners boss has been heavily criticised for his side's poor start to the Premier League season but this result helps lift the pressure.
  6. (by extension) A positive or favourable outcome for someone.

Derived terms

Translations

Interjection

result

  1. (Britain) An exclamation of joy following a favorable outcome.
    • 1997, Jane Owen, Camden girls, page 117:
      'Yes! Result! Game on!' He leans forward to a mike fixed over the desk and presses one of the […]
    • 2002, Lissa Evans, Spencer's List, ISBN 0670912026, page 28:
      'Yes! Result, Nick!' He heard a distant cheer. 'Right, well I'll give you a ring on Saturday, make the arrangements.
    • 2006, Trooper 7H, Hong Kong Revisited, ISBN 1411686950, page 34:
      I was lucky enough to win by a knock-out in the second round - My opponent was Tpr McAdoo - HQ squadron won by nine fights to three (21pts to 15pts) - YES! RESULT.
    • 2010 April 10, Amy Pond, in The Beast Below (series 5, episode 2), written by Steven Moffat:
      (picking a lock) I wonder what I did...
      (the lock opens) Hey hey, result!

Statistics

Most common English words before 1923: writing · allowed · per · #761: result · formed · fight · agree

Anagrams

Etymology

Recorded since 1432, Middle English, from Medieval Latin resultare, in Classical Latin "to spring forward, rebound", the frequentative of the past participle of resilio ‎(“to rebound”), from re- ‎(“back”) + salio ‎(“to jump, leap”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɹɪˈzʌlt/
  • Rhymes: -ʌlt
  • Hyphenation: re‧sult

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