result
English
/ɹɪˈzʌlt/
verb
Definitions
- To proceed, spring up or rise, as a consequence, from facts, arguments, premises, combination of circumstances, consultation, thought or endeavor.
- (intransitive) To have as a consequence; to lead to; to bring about
- (legal) To return to the proprietor (or heirs) after a reversion.
- (obsolete) To leap back; to rebound.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English resulten derived from Latin resultare, resulto.
Origin
Latin
resultare, resulto
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- nonresult English
- resultance English
- resulteth English
- resultful English
- resultive English
- resultless English
- resultlessly English
- resultlessness English
- resultset English
- set English
- unresultful English
- resultare, resulto Latin
- resulten Middle English
- रिज़ल्ट Hindi