resultverb/ɹɪˈzʌlt/

• 1

  To proceed, spring up 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.
• 2

  To have as a consequence; to lead to; to bring about

  • This measure will result in good or in evil.
  • 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.
• 3

  lawTo return to the proprietor (or heirs) after a reversion.

• 4

  obsoleteTo leap back; to rebound.

  • the huge round stone, resulting with a bound

resultnoun/ɹɪˈzʌlt/

• 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
  • But neither poverty, nor uncontrolled production, nor a falling profit rate give ground for believing that capitalism 'must' collapse, still less that the result of its collapse must be a socialist society as described by Marx.
• 2

  The final product, beneficial or tangible effect(s) achieved by effort.

  • 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.

  • Then of their session ended they bid cry / With trumpet's regal sound the great result.
• 4

  obsoleteA flying back; resilience.

  • Sound is produced between the string and the air by the return or the result of the string.
• 5

  hobbieslifestylesportsThe final score in a game.

  • 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. […]”
  • 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

  A positive or favourable outcome for someone.

resultintj/ɹɪˈzʌlt/

• 1

  An exclamation of joy following a favorable outcome.

  • 'Yes! Result! Game on!' He leans forward to a mike fixed over the desk and presses one of the […]
  • 'Yes! Result, Nick!' He heard a distant cheer. 'Right, well I'll give you a ring on Saturday, make the arrangements.