result

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♦♦♦ re|sult /rɪz'ʌlt/ (results resulting resulted)
1 [N-COUNT] oft as a N
A result is something that happens or exists because of something else that has happened.
Compensation is available for people who have developed asthma as a direct result of their work...
2 [VERB] V in n
If something results in a particular situation or event, it causes that situation or event to happen.
Fifty per cent of road accidents result in head injuries...
3 [VERB] V from n, V
If something results from a particular event or action, it is caused by that event or action.
Many hair problems result from what you eat...
Ignore the early warnings and illness could result.
4 [N-COUNT]
A result is the situation that exists at the end of a contest.
The final election results will be announced on Friday.
5 [N-COUNT]
A result is the number that you get when you do a calculation.
They found their computers producing different results from exactly the same calculation.
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6 [N-COUNT] usu pl
Your results are the marks or grades that you get for examinations you have taken. (mainly BRIT; in AM, usually use scores)
Kate's exam results were excellent.end re|sult (end results)
[N-COUNT] usu the N
The end result of an activity or a process is the final result that it produces.
The end result of this will be unity.

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