1. Verb
To leap back; to rebound.
2. Verb
To come out, or have an issue; to terminate; to have consequences; -- followed by in; as, this measure will result in good or in evil.
3. Verb
To proceed, spring, or rise, as a consequence, from facts, arguments, premises, combination of circumstances, consultation, thought, or endeavor.
4. Noun
A flying back; resilience.
5. Noun
That which results; the conclusion or end to which any course or condition of things leads, or which is obtained by any process or operation; consequence or effect; as, the result of a course of action; the result of a mathematical operation.
6. Noun
The decision or determination of a council or deliberative assembly; a resolve; a decree.
7. Noun
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event"
Vocabulary classified under Academic vocabulary
8. Verb
produce as a result or residue; "The water left a mark on the silk dress"; "Her blood left a stain on the napkin"
Vocabulary classified under Academic vocabulary
9. Noun
the semantic role of the noun phrase whose referent exists only by virtue of the activity denoted by the verb in the clause
Vocabulary classified under Linguistics
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