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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

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.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: 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" [syn: consequence, effect, outcome, result, event, issue, upshot]
2: 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" [syn: solution, answer, result, resolution, solvent]
3: something that results; "he listened for the results on the radio" [syn: result, resultant, final result, outcome, termination]
4: the semantic role of the noun phrase whose referent exists only by virtue of the activity denoted by the verb in the clause [syn: resultant role, result] v
1: issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end; "result in tragedy" [syn: result, ensue]
2: have as a result or residue; "The water left a mark on the silk dress"; "Her blood left a stain on the napkin" [syn: leave, result, lead]
3: come about or follow as a consequence; "nothing will result from this meeting"

Merriam Webster's

I. intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin resultare, from Latin, to rebound, from re- + saltare to leap — more at saltation Date: 15th century 1. a. to proceed or arise as a consequence, effect, or conclusion <death resulted from the disease> b. to have an issue or result <the disease resulted in death> 2. revert 2 II. noun Date: 1610 1. something that results as a consequence, issue, or conclusion; also beneficial or tangible effect ; fruit 2. something obtained by calculation or investigation • resultful adjective • resultless adjective

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. --n. 1 a consequence, issue, or outcome of something. 2 a satisfactory outcome; a favourable result (gets results). 3 a quantity, formula, etc., obtained by calculation. 4 (in pl.) a list of scores or winners etc. in an examination or sporting event. --v.intr. 1 (often foll. by from) arise as the actual consequence or follow as a logical consequence (from conditions, causes, etc.). 2 (often foll. by in) have a specified end or outcome (resulted in a large profit). Phrases and idioms: without result in vain; fruitless. Derivatives: resultful adj. resultless adj. Etymology: ME f. med.L resultare f. L (as RE-, saltare frequent. of salire jump)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Result Re*sult", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Resulted; p. pr. & vb. n. Resulting.] [F. r['e]sulter, 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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Result Re*sult", n. 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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(results, resulting, resulted) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. 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... N-COUNT: oft as a N 2. 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... VERB: V in n 3. 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. VERB: V from n, V 4. A result is the situation that exists at the end of a contest. The final election results will be announced on Friday. N-COUNT 5. 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. = answer N-COUNT 6. 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. N-COUNT: usu pl

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. v. n. 1. Proceed, come, follow, flow, issue, arise, spring, rise, originate, ensue, accrue, be the effect, be derived. 2. End, terminate, eventuate. II. n. 1. Consequence (from a certain combination of causes or from premises), inference, conclusion, deduction, outcome. 2. Issue, event, effect, termination, end, fruit, product, consequence, outcome. 3. Decision, resolve, determination, resolution, conclusion.

Moby Thesaurus

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