"result" Definition

Definitions for the word "result" from multiple English dictionaries.

1. v. i.
To leap back; to rebound.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. v. i.
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.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. v. i.
To proceed, spring, or rise, as a consequence, from facts, arguments, premises, combination of circumstances, consultation, thought, or endeavor.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. n.
A flying back; resilience.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. n.
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.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
6. n.
The decision or determination of a council or deliberative assembly; a resolve; a decree.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
7. n.
1 consequence, issue, or outcome of something. 2 satisfactory outcome (gets results). 3 end product of calculation. 4 (in pl.) List of scores or winners etc. In examinations or sporting events. v. 1 (often foll. By from) arise as the actual, or follow as a logical, consequence. 2 (often foll. By in) have a specified end or outcome (resulted in a large profit). [latin resulto spring back]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884

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