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result
noun
1 result
A phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon.
synonyms: consequence, effect, event, issue, outcome, upshot.
Roget 40:
remainder,
residue;
remains,
remanent,
remnant,
rest,
relic;
leavings,
heeltap†,
odds and ends,
cheesepairings†,
candle ends,
orts†;
residuum;
dregs
etc.
(dirt)
653;
refuse
etc.
(useless)
645;
stubble,
result,
educt†;
fag-end;
ruins,
wreck,
skeleton. ,
stump;
alluvium.
surplus,
overplus†,
excess;
balance,
complement;
superplus†,
surplusage†;
superfluity
etc.
(redundancy)
641;
survival,
survivance†.
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Roget 154:
effect,
consequence;
aftergrowth†,
aftercome†;
derivative,
derivation;
result;
resultant,
resultance†;
upshot,
issue,
denouement;
end
etc.
67;
development,
outgrowth,
fruit,
crop,
harvest,
product,
bud.
production,
produce,
work,
handiwork,
fabric,
performance;
creature,
creation;
offspring,
offshoot;
firstfruits†,
firstlings;
heredity,
telegony†;
premices premises†.
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Roget 480:
result,
conclusion,
upshot;
deduction,
inference,
ergotism [Med.];
illation;
corollary,
porism†;
moral.
estimation,
valuation,
appreciation,
judication†;
dijudication†,
adjudication;
arbitrament,
arbitrement†,
arbitration;
assessment,
ponderation†;
valorization.
award,
estimate;
review,
criticism,
critique,
notice,
report.
decision,
determination,
judgment,
finding,
verdict,
sentence,
decree;
findings of fact;
findings of law;
res judicata [Lat.].
plebiscite,
voice,
casting vote;
vote
etc.
(choice)
609;
opinion
etc.
(belief)
484;
good judgment
etc.
(wisdom)
498.
judge,
umpire;
arbiter,
arbitrator;
asessor,
referee.
censor,
reviewer,
critic;
connoisseur;
commentator
etc.
524;
inspector,
inspecting officer.
twenty-twenty hindsight
[judgment after the fact];
armchair general,
monday morning quarterback.
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Roget 729:
completion,
accomplishment,
achievement,
fulfillment;
performance,
execution;
despatch,
dispatch;
consummation,
culmination;
finish,
conclusion;
close
etc.
(end)
67;
terminus
etc.
(arrival)
292;
winding up;
finale,
denouement,
catastrophe,
issue,
upshot,
result;
final touch,
last touch,
crowning touch,
finishing touch,
finishing stroke;
last finish,
coup de grace;
crowning of the edifice;
coping-stone,
keystone;
missing link
etc.
53;
superstructure,
ne plus ultra [Lat.],
work done,
fait accompli [Fr.].
elaboration;
finality;
completeness
etc.
52.
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Dutch: uitkomst, consequentie, uitwerking, effect, gevolg, uitvloeisel, voortvloeisel
Polish: pokłosie, implikacja, konsekwencja, następstwo
2 result
A statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem:
— He computed the result to four decimal places.
synonyms: answer, resolution, solution, solvent.
Dutch: oplossing
Polish: rozwiązanie
3 result
4 result
The semantic role of the noun phrase whose referent exists only by virtue of the activity denoted by the verb in the clause.
synonym: resultant role.
verb
1 result
Issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end:
— Result in tragedy.
synonym: ensue.
Dutch: bekomen, leiden, resulteren, uitdraaien, uitlopen, uitmonden, uitpakken, uitvallen, vallen
2 result
Produce as a result or residue.
synonyms: lead, leave.
Dutch: achterlaten, nalaten
3 result
Come about or follow as a consequence.
Dutch: leiden tot, tot gevolg hebben, veroorzaken, opleveren
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