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result

intj · noun · verb · 18 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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  • /ɹɪˈzʌlt/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ʌlt
  • CMU ARPABET: R IH0 Z AH1 L T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: R IY0 Z AH1 L T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

intj

Meaning 1

An exclamation of joy following a favorable outcome.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: get in

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • the result of a course of action; the result of a mathematical operation

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The final product, beneficial or tangible effect(s) achieved by effort.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

The decision or determination of a council or deliberative assembly; a resolve; a decree.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: conclusion, opinion, verdict, edict, resolution, ruling, award, censure, choice, decision, deduction, determination, ergotism, illation, inference, judgement/judgment, mind, result, sight, take, view

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

A flying back; resilience.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

The final score in a game.

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

7

noun

Meaning 7

A positive or favourable outcome for someone.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

verb

Meaning 8

To proceed, spring up or rise, as a consequence, from facts, arguments, premises, combination of circumstances, consultation, thought or endeavor.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: attend, obtain, issue, follow, arise, ensue

Antonyms: none provided

9

verb

Meaning 9

To have as a consequence; to lead to; to bring about

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

Examples

  • This measure will result in good or in evil.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

10

verb

Meaning 10

To return to the proprietor (or heirs) after a reversion.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

Topics: law

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

11

verb

Meaning 11

To leap back; to rebound.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive, obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

12

noun

Meaning 12

the semantic role of the noun phrase whose referent exists only by virtue of the activity denoted by the verb in the clause

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: resultant role

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: semantic role, participant role

13

noun

Meaning 13

a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • they were trying to find a peaceful solution
  • the answers were in the back of the book
  • he computed the result to four decimal places

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: solution, answer, resolution, solvent

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: statement

Narrower terms: denouement

14

noun

Meaning 14

something that results

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he listened for the results on the radio

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: resultant, final result, outcome, termination

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: ending, conclusion, finish

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

15

noun

Meaning 15

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, outcome, 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

16

verb

Meaning 16

come about or follow as a consequence

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • nothing will result from this meeting

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place

17

verb

Meaning 17

issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • result in tragedy

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ensue

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: prove, turn out, turn up

Narrower terms: come, be due, flow from, follow, fall out, come after

18

verb

Meaning 18

have as a result or residue

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The water left a mark on the silk dress
  • Her blood left a stain on the napkin

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: leave, lead

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: produce, bring about, give rise

Narrower terms: lead

History

Etymology

Recorded since 1432 as Middle English resulten, from Medieval Latin resultare, in Classical Latin "to spring forward, rebound", the frequentative of the past participle of resilio (“to rebound”), from re- (“back”) + salio (“to jump, leap”).

Across languages

Translations

251 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: resultaat — that which results
  • Albanian: rezultat — that which results
  • Arabic: نَتِيجَة (natīja) — that which results
  • Armenian: արդյունք (ardyunkʻ) — that which results
  • Armenian: ռեզուլտատ (ṙezultat) — that which results
  • Asturian: resultáu — that which results
  • Azerbaijani: nəticə — that which results
  • Bashkir: һөҙөмтә (höźömtə) — that which results
  • Bashkir: нәтижә (nətijə) — that which results
  • Basque: ondorio — that which results
  • Belarusian: рэзульта́т (rezulʹtát) — that which results
  • Belarusian: вы́нік (výnik) — that which results
  • Bengali: ফলাফল (pholaphol) — that which results
  • Bengali: নতীজা (notija) — that which results
  • Breton: disoc'h — that which results
  • Bulgarian: резулта́т (rezultát) — that which results
  • Bulgarian: и́зход (ízhod) — that which results
  • Burmese: ဝိပါကဝဋ် (wi.paka.wat) — that which results
  • Burmese: ဝိပါက် (wi.pak) — that which results
  • Carpathian Rusyn: выслідок (vŷslidok) — that which results
  • Catalan: resultat — that which results
  • Chinese Cantonese: 結果 /结果 (git3 gwo2) — that which results
  • Chinese: җегуә (jiəguə) — that which results
  • Eastern Min Chinese: 結果 /结果 (giék-guōi) — that which results
  • Hakka Chinese: 結果 /结果 (kiet-kó / kiat-kó) — that which results
  • Chinese: 結果 /结果 (zh-min-nan) — that which results
  • Chinese Mandarin: 結果 /结果 (jiéguǒ) — that which results
  • Wu Chinese: 結果 /结果 (7ciq-ku) — that which results
  • Maore Comorian: mavuna — that which results
  • Czech: výsledek — that which results
  • Czech: závěr — that which results
  • Czech: důsledek — that which results
  • Danish: resultat — that which results
  • Danish: udfald — that which results
  • Dutch: resultaat — that which results
  • Dutch: uitkomst — that which results
  • Esperanto: rezulto — that which results
  • Estonian: tulemus — that which results
  • Estonian: resultaat — that which results
  • Faroese: úrslit — that which results
  • Finnish: tulos — that which results
  • Finnish: seuraus — that which results
  • French: résultat — that which results
  • Galician: resultado — that which results
  • Georgian: შედეგი (šedegi) — that which results
  • Georgian: რეზულტატი (rezulṭaṭi) — that which results
  • German: Ergebnis — that which results
  • German: Resultat — that which results
  • Greek: αποτέλεσμα (apotélesma) — that which results
  • Haitian Creole: rezilta — that which results
  • Hebrew: תּוֹצָאָה (totsa'á) — that which results
  • Hindi: नतीजा (natījā) — that which results
  • Hindi: परिणाम (pariṇām) — that which results
  • Hungarian: eredmény — that which results
  • Hungarian: következmény — that which results
  • Icelandic: árangur — that which results
  • Icelandic: afleiðing — that which results
  • Indonesian: hasil — that which results
  • Indonesian: perolehan — that which results
  • Indonesian: akibat — that which results
  • Interlingua: resultato — that which results
  • Irish: iarmhairt — that which results
  • Italian: risultato — that which results
  • Japanese: 結果 (kekka) — that which results
  • Kazakh: нәтиже (nätije) — that which results
  • Khmer: លទ្ធផល (latthĕəʼphɑɑl) — that which results
  • Khmer: ផល (phɑl) — that which results
  • Khmer: វិបាក (vibaak) — that which results
  • Korean: 결과 (gyeolgwa) — that which results
  • Northern Kurdish: netîce — that which results
  • Northern Kurdish: encam — that which results
  • Kyrgyz: натыйжа (natıyja) — that which results
  • Lao: ຜົນ (phon) — that which results
  • Lao: ຜົນຮັບ (phon hap) — that which results
  • Latin: frūctus — that which results
  • Latin: prōventus — that which results
  • Latvian: rezultāts — that which results
  • Lithuanian: rezultatas — that which results
  • Macedonian: резулта́т (rezultát) — that which results
  • Macedonian: исход (ishod) — that which results
  • Malagasy: vokatra — that which results
  • Malay: akibat — that which results
  • Malayalam: ഫലം (phalaṁ) — that which results
  • Maltese: riżultat — that which results
  • Māori: otinga — that which results
  • Māori: hua — that which results
  • Mongolian: дүн (dün) — that which results
  • Mongolian: үр дүн (ür dün) — that which results
  • Norwegian Bokmål: resultat — that which results
  • Norwegian Bokmål: utfall — that which results
  • Norwegian Bokmål: følge — that which results
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: resultat — that which results
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: utfall — that which results
  • Occitan: resultat — that which results
  • Pashto: نتيجه (natija) — that which results
  • Dari: نَتِیجَه (natīja) — that which results
  • Iranian Persian: نَتیجِه (natije) — that which results
  • Polish: rezultat — that which results
  • Polish: wynik — that which results
  • Portuguese: resultado — that which results
  • Punjabi: ਨਤੀਜਾ (natījā) — that which results
  • Punjabi: نَتِیجَہ (natījah) — that which results
  • Romanian: rezultat — that which results
  • Russian: результа́т (rezulʹtát) — that which results
  • Russian: ито́г (itóg) — that which results
  • Russian: исхо́д (isxód) — that which results
  • Scottish Gaelic: buil — that which results
  • Serbo-Croatian: резу̀лта̄т — that which results
  • Serbo-Croatian: ѝсход — that which results
  • Serbo-Croatian: rezùltāt — that which results
  • Serbo-Croatian: ìshod — that which results
  • Sikkimese: གྲུབ་འབྲས — that which results
  • Slovak: výsledok — that which results
  • Slovak: následok — that which results
  • Slovak: záver — that which results
  • Slovene: rezultat — that which results
  • Lower Sorbian: wuslědk — that which results
  • Lower Sorbian: rezultat — that which results
  • Spanish: resultado — that which results
  • Spanish: resulta — that which results
  • Swahili: tokeo — that which results
  • Swedish: resultat — that which results
  • Tajik: натиҷа (natija) — that which results
  • Tatar: нәтиҗә (näticä) — that which results
  • Thai: ผล (pǒn) — that which results
  • Thai: ผลลัพธ์ (pǒn-láp) — that which results
  • Tocharian B: oko — that which results
  • Turkish: sonuç — that which results
  • Turkish: netice — that which results
  • Turkmen: netije — that which results
  • Ukrainian: результа́т (rezulʹtát) — that which results
  • Ukrainian: ви́слід (výslid) — that which results
  • Urdu: نَتِیجَہ (natīja) — that which results
  • Uyghur: نەتىجە (netije) — that which results
  • Uzbek: natija — that which results
  • Vietnamese: kết quả — that which results
  • Welsh: canlyniad — that which results
  • Yiddish: רעזולטאַט (rezultat) — that which results
  • Bashkir: һөҙөмтә (höźömtə) — fruit, beneficial or tangible effect
  • Bashkir: нәтижә (nətijə) — fruit, beneficial or tangible effect
  • Belarusian: рэзульта́т (rezulʹtát) — fruit, beneficial or tangible effect
  • Belarusian: плод (plod) — fruit, beneficial or tangible effect
  • Belarusian: праду́кт (pradúkt) — fruit, beneficial or tangible effect
  • Bulgarian: ефе́кт (efékt) — fruit, beneficial or tangible effect
  • Chinese Cantonese: 結果 /结果 (git3 gwo2) — fruit, beneficial or tangible effect
  • Chinese: җегуә (jiəguə) — fruit, beneficial or tangible effect
  • Eastern Min Chinese: 結果 /结果 (giék-guōi) — fruit, beneficial or tangible effect
  • Hakka Chinese: 結果 /结果 (kiet-kó / kiat-kó) — fruit, beneficial or tangible effect
  • Chinese: 結果 /结果 (zh-min-nan) — fruit, beneficial or tangible effect
  • Chinese Mandarin: 結果 /结果 (jiéguǒ) — fruit, beneficial or tangible effect
  • Wu Chinese: 結果 /结果 (7ciq-ku) — fruit, beneficial or tangible effect
  • Dutch: resultaat — fruit, beneficial or tangible effect
  • Dutch: opbrengst — fruit, beneficial or tangible effect
  • Dutch: uitkomst — fruit, beneficial or tangible effect
  • Dutch: vrucht — fruit, beneficial or tangible effect
  • Finnish: tulos — fruit, beneficial or tangible effect
  • Finnish: vaikutus — fruit, beneficial or tangible effect
  • Indonesian: buah — fruit, beneficial or tangible effect
  • Indonesian: hasil — fruit, beneficial or tangible effect
  • Italian: esito — fruit, beneficial or tangible effect
  • Italian: effetto — fruit, beneficial or tangible effect
  • Italian: conseguenza — fruit, beneficial or tangible effect
  • Japanese: 成果 (seika) — fruit, beneficial or tangible effect
  • Korean: 성과 (seonggwa) — fruit, beneficial or tangible effect
  • Lao: ຜົນ (phon) — fruit, beneficial or tangible effect
  • Latin: effectus — fruit, beneficial or tangible effect
  • Latin: prōventus — fruit, beneficial or tangible effect
  • Malayalam: ഫലം (phalaṁ) — fruit, beneficial or tangible effect
  • Norwegian Bokmål: resultat — fruit, beneficial or tangible effect
  • Norwegian Bokmål: utfall — fruit, beneficial or tangible effect
  • Portuguese: resultado — fruit, beneficial or tangible effect
  • Russian: результа́т (rezulʹtát) — fruit, beneficial or tangible effect
  • Russian: плод (plod) — fruit, beneficial or tangible effect
  • Russian: проду́кт (prodúkt) — fruit, beneficial or tangible effect
  • Scottish Gaelic: buil — fruit, beneficial or tangible effect
  • Scottish Gaelic: toradh — fruit, beneficial or tangible effect
  • Swahili: tokeo — fruit, beneficial or tangible effect
  • Swedish: resultat — fruit, beneficial or tangible effect
  • Thai: ผล (pǒn) — fruit, beneficial or tangible effect
  • Tocharian B: oko — fruit, beneficial or tangible effect
  • Ukrainian: результа́т (rezulʹtát) — fruit, beneficial or tangible effect
  • Ukrainian: плід (plid) — fruit, beneficial or tangible effect
  • Ukrainian: проду́кт (prodúkt) — fruit, beneficial or tangible effect
  • Zulu: isithelo — fruit, beneficial or tangible effect
  • Finnish: tulos — decision or determination
  • Finnish: päätös — decision or determination
  • Italian: risoluzione — decision or determination
  • Belarusian: рэзульта́т (rezulʹtát) — sports: final score in a game
  • Belarusian: раху́нак (raxúnak) — sports: final score in a game
  • Bulgarian: резулта́т (rezultát) — sports: final score in a game
  • Finnish: tulos — sports: final score in a game
  • Italian: risultato — sports: final score in a game
  • Russian: результа́т (rezulʹtát) — sports: final score in a game
  • Russian: счёт (sčot) — sports: final score in a game
  • Slovak: výsledok — sports: final score in a game
  • Ukrainian: результа́т (rezulʹtát) — sports: final score in a game
  • Ukrainian: раху́нок (raxúnok) — sports: final score in a game
  • Finnish: tulos — positive or favourable outcome
  • Slovak: výsledok — positive or favourable outcome
  • Arabic: تَسَبَّب (tasabbab) — to proceed, spring, or rise, as a consequence
  • Bulgarian: произлизам (proizlizam) — to proceed, spring, or rise, as a consequence
  • Bulgarian: произтичам (proiztičam) — to proceed, spring, or rise, as a consequence
  • Czech: vyplývat — to proceed, spring, or rise, as a consequence
  • Czech: vyplynout — to proceed, spring, or rise, as a consequence
  • Danish: afstedkomme — to proceed, spring, or rise, as a consequence
  • Danish: medføre — to proceed, spring, or rise, as a consequence
  • Danish: resultere — to proceed, spring, or rise, as a consequence
  • Dutch: veroorzaken — to proceed, spring, or rise, as a consequence
  • Dutch: leiden tot — to proceed, spring, or rise, as a consequence
  • Dutch: tot gevolg hebben — to proceed, spring, or rise, as a consequence
  • Esperanto: rezulti — to proceed, spring, or rise, as a consequence
  • Finnish: seurata — to proceed, spring, or rise, as a consequence
  • Finnish: olla tuloksena — to proceed, spring, or rise, as a consequence
  • French: résulter — to proceed, spring, or rise, as a consequence
  • French: causer — to proceed, spring, or rise, as a consequence
  • Galician: resultar — to proceed, spring, or rise, as a consequence
  • Ido: rezultar — to proceed, spring, or rise, as a consequence
  • Interlingua: resultar — to proceed, spring, or rise, as a consequence
  • Italian: risultare — to proceed, spring, or rise, as a consequence
  • Italian: conseguire — to proceed, spring, or rise, as a consequence
  • Latin: cōnsequor — to proceed, spring, or rise, as a consequence
  • Māori: hua — to proceed, spring, or rise, as a consequence
  • Polish: wynikać — to proceed, spring, or rise, as a consequence
  • Polish: wyniknąć — to proceed, spring, or rise, as a consequence
  • Russian: проистека́ть (proistekátʹ) — to proceed, spring, or rise, as a consequence
  • Russian: происте́чь (proistéčʹ) — to proceed, spring, or rise, as a consequence
  • Slovak: plynúť — to proceed, spring, or rise, as a consequence
  • Slovak: vyplývať — to proceed, spring, or rise, as a consequence
  • Spanish: resultar — to proceed, spring, or rise, as a consequence
  • Swahili: tokeo — to proceed, spring, or rise, as a consequence
  • Turkish: sonuçlanmak — to proceed, spring, or rise, as a consequence
  • Urdu: نتیجہ (natīja) — to proceed, spring, or rise, as a consequence
  • Azerbaijani: nəticələnmək — to lead to
  • Azerbaijani: gətirib-çıxarmaq — to lead to
  • Bulgarian: водя до (vodja do) — to lead to
  • Dutch: opleveren — to lead to
  • Dutch: resulteren — to lead to
  • Dutch: uitkomen — to lead to
  • Esperanto: rezulti — to lead to
  • Finnish: seurata — to lead to
  • Finnish: olla tuloksena — to lead to
  • Ido: rezultar — to lead to
  • Malay: terhasil — to lead to
  • Polish: kończyć się — to lead to
  • Polish: skończyć się — to lead to
  • Russian: приводи́ть (privodítʹ) — to lead to
  • Spanish: saldarse — to lead to
  • Spanish: acarrear — to lead to
  • Spanish: resultar en — to lead to
  • Swedish: leda — to lead to
  • Swedish: resultera (i) — to lead to
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