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outcome

noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

noun

Meaning 1

That which is produced or occurs as a result of an event or process.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • A quality automobile is the outcome of the work of skilled engineers and thousands of workers.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: fate, termination

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The result of a random trial. An element of a sample space.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: mathematics, probability-theory, sciences

Examples

  • Three is a possible outcome of tossing a six-sided die.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The anticipated or desired results or evidence of a learning experience.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: education

Examples

  • learning outcomes
  • The outcomes of this course are outlined in your syllabus.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: learning objective

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

The scoreline; the result.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

something that results

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he listened for the results on the radio

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: result, resultant, final result, termination

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: ending, conclusion, finish

Narrower terms: denouement, deal, decision, consequence, aftermath, poetic justice, just deserts, separation, sequel, subsequence, worst

6

noun

Meaning 6

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise
  • his decision had depressing consequences for business
  • he acted very wise after the event

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: consequence, effect, result, event, issue, upshot

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: phenomenon

Narrower terms: offspring, materialization, materialisation, aftereffect, aftermath, wake, backwash, bandwagon effect, brisance, butterfly effect, by-product, byproduct, change, coattails effect, Coriolis effect, dent, domino effect, harvest, impact, wallop, influence, knock-on effect, outgrowth, branch, offshoot, offset, product, placebo effect, position effect, repercussion, reverberation, response, side effect, fallout, spillover

History

Etymology

From out + come.

Across languages

Translations

71 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: uitkoms — result
  • Arabic: نَتِيجَة (natīja) — result
  • Belarusian: рэзульта́т (rezulʹtát) — result
  • Belarusian: вы́нік (výnik) — result
  • Bulgarian: резулта́т (rezultát) — result
  • Bulgarian: и́зход (ízhod) — result
  • Catalan: resultat — result
  • Chinese Mandarin: 結果 /结果 (jiéguǒ) — result
  • Czech: výsledek — result
  • Dutch: resultaat — result
  • Dutch: uitkomst — result
  • Finnish: tulos — result
  • Finnish: seuraus — result
  • French: issue — result
  • French: résultat — result
  • French: dénouement — result
  • Galician: resultado — result
  • Georgian: შედეგი (šedegi) — result
  • Georgian: დაბოლოება (daboloeba) — result
  • German: Ergebnis — result
  • German: Ausgang — result
  • Greek: έκβαση (ékvasi) — result
  • Hungarian: kimenetel — result
  • Italian: risultato — result
  • Italian: conclusione — result
  • Japanese: 結果 (kekka) — result
  • Korean: 결과 (gyeolgwa) — result
  • Latin: eventus — result
  • Latin: prōventus — result
  • Latin: effectus — result
  • Macedonian: исход (ishod) — result
  • Macedonian: резултат (rezultat) — result
  • Malayalam: ഫലം (phalaṁ) — result
  • Māori: tukungaiho — result
  • Māori: whakataunga — result
  • Māori: putanga — result
  • Polish: rezultat — result
  • Polish: wynik — result
  • Portuguese: resultado — result
  • Russian: исхо́д (isxód) — result
  • Russian: результа́т (rezulʹtát) — result
  • Russian: итог (itog) — result
  • Scots: ootcome — result
  • Serbo-Croatian: резу̀лта̄т — result
  • Serbo-Croatian: ѝсход — result
  • Serbo-Croatian: rezùltāt — result
  • Serbo-Croatian: ìshod — result
  • Slovak: výsledok — result
  • Slovak: následok — result
  • Slovak: záver — result
  • Slovene: rezultat — result
  • Lower Sorbian: wuslědk — result
  • Lower Sorbian: rezultat — result
  • Spanish: resultado — result
  • Spanish: consecuencia — result
  • Spanish: desenlace — result
  • Swedish: utfall — result
  • Thai: ผล (pǒn) — result
  • Ukrainian: на́слідок (náslidok) — result
  • Ukrainian: результа́т (rezulʹtát) — result
  • Ukrainian: ви́слід (výslid) — result
  • Afrikaans: uitkoms — education
  • Italian: obiettivo — education
  • Russian: цель (celʹ) — education
  • Russian: итог (itog) — education
  • Spanish: objetivos — education
  • Italian: risultato — probability
  • Latin: eventum — probability
  • Russian: исход (isxod) — probability
  • Serbo-Croatian: ishod — probability
  • Spanish: resultado — probability