Inflected forms: re·sult·ed, re·sult·ing, re·sults 1. To come about as a consequence. See synonyms at follow. 2. To end in a particular way: Their profligate lifestyle resulted in bankruptcy.
NOUN:
1a. The consequence of a particular action, operation, or course; an outcome. See synonyms at effect. b. A favorable or concrete outcome or effect. Often used in the plural: started studying and got immediate results.2.Mathematics The quantity or expression obtained by calculation.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English resulten, from Medieval Latin resultre, from Latin, to leap back, frequentative of resilre : re-, re- + salre, to leap; see sel- in Appendix I.
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