intr.v., -sult·ed, -sult·ing, -sults.
- To come about as a consequence. See synonyms at follow.
- To end in a particular way: Their profligate lifestyle resulted in bankruptcy.
- The consequence of a particular action, operation, or course; an outcome. See synonyms at effect.
- A favorable or concrete outcome or effect. Often used in the plural: started studying and got immediate results.
- Mathematics. The quantity or expression obtained by calculation.
[Middle English resulten, from Medieval Latin resultāre, from Latin, to leap back, frequentative of resilīre : re-, re- + salīre, to leap.]
resultful re·sult'ful adj.resultfulness re·sult'ful·ness n.
resultless re·sult'less adj.
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