"result" meaning in English

See result in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /rɪˈzʌlt/ Audio: en-us-result.ogg [US] Forms: result [singular], results [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The solution of a mathematical equation.
    Sense id: simple-result-en-noun-gP-p9fbO
  2. The situation at the end of a process, its outcome.
    Sense id: simple-result-en-noun-ci91K0y~

Verb

IPA: /rɪˈzʌlt/ Audio: en-us-result.ogg [US] Forms: result [canonical], results [third-person, singular], resulted [past], resulted [past, participle], resulting [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If x results in y, it leads to or causes y.
    Sense id: simple-result-en-verb-tVnQWjRg
  2. If x results from y, it comes for or is caused by y.
    Sense id: simple-result-en-verb-8hXh5bg~
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          "text": "The result of the race was that Peter won."
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