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To proceed, spring up or rise, as a consequence, from facts, arguments, premises, combination of circumstances, consultation, thought or endeavor.intransitive
- Pleasure and peace do naturally result from a holy and good life.
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To have as a consequence; to lead to; to bring aboutintransitive
- This measure will result in good or in evil.
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To return to the proprietor (or heirs) after a reversion.intransitive
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To leap back; to rebound.intransitiveobsolete
- the huge round stone, resulting with a bound
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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
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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.
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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.
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A flying back; resilience.obsolete
- Sound is produced between the string and the air by the return or the result of the string.
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The 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.
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A positive or favourable outcome for someone.broadly
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An exclamation of joy following a favorable outcome.UK
- (picking a lock) I wonder what I did... (the lock opens) Hey hey, result!