A result is something that occurs as a consequence of some action. The result of your practical joke is a puddle of water on the floor and a lump on your cousin's head where the bucket hit him.
To leap back; to rebound.
Noun
the semantic role of the noun phrase whose referent exists only by virtue of the activity denoted by the verb in the clause
Noun
a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem; "they were trying to find a peaceful solution"; "the answers were in the back of the book"; "he computed the result to four decimal places"
Noun
something that results; "he listened for the results on the radio"
Noun
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event"
Verb
issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end; "result in tragedy"
Verb
result in; "The water left a mark on the silk dress"; "Her blood left a stain on the napkin"
v. i.
To leap back; to rebound.
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.
v. i.
To proceed, spring, or rise, as a consequence, from
facts, arguments, premises, combination of circumstances, consultation,
thought, or endeavor.
n.
A flying back; resilience.
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.
n.
The decision or determination of a council or deliberative
assembly; a resolve; a decree.
Result
The huge round stone, resulting with a bound.2.
Pleasure and peace do naturally result from a holy and good life.
Result
Sound is produced between the string and the air by the return or the result of the string.2.
If our proposals once again were heard, We should compel them to a quick result.3.
Then of their session ended they bid cry With trumpet's regal sound the great result.
To leap back; to rebound.
A flying back; resilience.
Usage Examples
As a result of the digital age and the decline of first-class mail, there is no question that the Postal Service must change and develop a new business model.
Architecture is a science arising out of many other sciences, and adorned with much and varied learning by the help of which a judgment is formed of those works which are the result of other arts.
A work of art is the unique result of a unique temperament.
A rose is the visible result of an infinitude of complicated goings on in the bosom of the earth and in the air above, and similarly a work of art is the product of strange activities in the human mind.
Art cannot result from sophisticated, frivolous, or superficial effects.
As a result of America's efforts to realize the ideals of equality and freedom, blacks in America are now the freest and richest black people anywhere on the face of the earth including all of the nations that are ruled by blacks.
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Other Usage ExamplesAchievement of your happiness is the only moral purpose of your life, and that happiness, not pain or mindless self-indulgence, is the proof of your moral integrity, since it is the proof and the result of your loyalty to the achievement of your values.
A man is not rightly conditioned until he is a happy, healthy, and prosperous being and happiness, health, and prosperity are the result of a harmonious adjustment of the inner with the outer of the man with his surroundings.
And I have lived since - as you have - in a period of cold war, during which we have ensured by our achievements in the science and technology of destruction that a third act in this tragedy of war will result in the peace of extinction.
And we can see the positive impacts right here at Solyndra. Less than a year ago, we were standing on what was an empty lot.But through the Recovery Act, this company received a loan to expand its operations. This new factory is the result of those loans.
Anarchists are socialists because they want the improvement of society, and they are communists because they are convinced that such a transformation of society can only result from the establishment of a commonwealth of property.
A significant piece of the wealth that the NFL owners garner is a result of the enormous TV revenues they get - and those revenues are supported by a legislatively granted exemption from the antitrust laws that has been made applicable to sports leagues, primarily the NFL.
As a result of my philosophy, I wasn't even upset about Hitler. I was willing to go to war to knock him off, but I didn't hate him. I hated what he was doing.