Definitions of result:

  • noun:   something that results
    Example: "He listened for the results on the radio"
  • noun:   the semantic role of the noun phrase whose referent exists only by virtue of the activity denoted by the verb in the clause
  • noun:   a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem
    Example: "He computed the result to four decimal places"
  • noun:   a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
  • verb:   issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end
    Example: "Result in tragedy"
  • verb:   result in