- result
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 outcome/effectADJECTIVE▪ beneficial, encouraging, favourable/favorable, good, positive▪
the beneficial results of the reforms to the economy
▪For best results buy one of the more expensive brands.
▪ acceptable, satisfactory▪If you can't get satisfactory results on your own, remember that professional help is available.
▪ catastrophic, disastrous, unfortunate▪ disappointing, poor▪a series of disappointing financial results
▪The company blamed the poor results on bad weather.
▪ mixed▪He wrote and directed the movie, to very mixed results.
▪ direct, indirect▪ net▪ end▪The end result is a great album.
▪ long-term, short-term▪Here's how to get the best long-term results from your mutual funds.
▪ final▪When I showed my customer the final result he was thrilled.
▪ overall▪The overall result is impressive and persuasive.
▪ inevitable, logical▪ predictable▪It was the predictable result of their negligence.
▪ expected▪Sales were some 40% above this year's expected results.
▪ amazing, dramatic, excellent, impressive, incredible, outstanding, spectacular, superior, surprising▪ lasting▪ desired▪And did your intervention produce the desired result?
▪ financial▪He reviewed quarterly financial results.
▪ interim▪On March 4 the company announces its interim results.
▪ second-quarter, third-quarter, etc.▪ search▪the first page of search results
VERB + RESULT▪ deliver, have, produce, provide, yield▪My interference had a rather unfortunate result.
▪ achieve, get, obtain▪This was not the result we had hoped to achieve.
▪ announce, publish, release, report▪Companies are required by law to report their financial results on a quarterly basis.
PREPOSITION▪ as a/the result▪These actions were taken as a direct result of the strike.
▪ with a/the result▪Parking restrictions were lifted, with the result that the road is permanently blocked by cars.
2 desired effectADJECTIVE▪ concrete, tangible▪We have yet to see any concrete results from the research.
VERB + RESULT▪ come up with, deliver, get, produce, provide, yield▪Her commitment to excellence yields results.
▪ give, show▪When is all your effort going to show some results?
3 (often results) final position in a competitionADJECTIVE▪ election, electoral, poll, referendum (esp. BrE)▪ sports (BrE)▪ football, racing, etc. (BrE)▪ inconclusive▪the inconclusive election result
▪ final▪The final results saw Canada holding on to first over Italy.
▪ official▪We'll bring you the official results as soon as we get them.
VERB + RESULT▪ announce, read out▪The announcer read out the results.
▪ influence▪He aimed at influencing the result of the presidential elections.
4 (BrE) (usually results) mark given for an examinationADJECTIVE▪ encouraging, excellent, good▪ disappointing, poor▪ exam, examination, test▪ degree▪ A level, IELTS, etc.VERB + RESULT▪ get, have▪When do you get your exam results?
5 of an experiment, a medical test, an investigation, etc.ADJECTIVE▪ early, initial, preliminary▪ interim▪ final▪He expects to have final results later this year.
▪ experimental, research, study▪ conclusive▪ clinical, lab (informal), laboratory, test, X-ray▪Clinical results have been very encouraging.
▪ survey▪ empirical, statistical▪ conflicting, contradictory, inconsistent, varying▪Researchers have found conflicting results on the effects of the drug.
▪ misleading▪Such approaches may give misleading results.
▪ inconclusive▪ encouraging, promising▪The team has achieved promising results during testing.
▪ significant▪statistically significant results
▪ negative, positive▪Scientists tested 20 drugs, all with negative results.
▪ abnormal▪if a woman receives an abnormal result on a blood test
▪ measurable▪Measurable results are the key to motivation on any diet.
▪ accurate, reliable▪ inaccurate▪There are 3 ways to obtain more accurate results in cases such as this.
VERB + RESULT▪ await, wait for▪The doctor is still waiting for my results.
▪ get, have, receive▪I haven't had the X-ray results yet.
▪ find▪We found some puzzling results.
▪ observe▪ analyse/analyze, evaluate, interpret▪ review▪ achieve▪ deliver, generate, give, produce, provide, yield▪Different labs will come up with different results.
▪The study produced inconclusive results.
▪ announce, present, publish, release, report▪They hope to publish their results next month.
▪ confirm, verify▪We ran the test again to verify the result.
▪ affect, influence▪ bias, skew▪That could bias study results.
RESULT + VERB▪ demonstrate sth, illustrate sth, reflect sth, reveal sth, show sth▪ imply sth, indicate sth, suggest sth▪Preliminary results suggest that there is no cause for concern.
▪ agree with sth, confirm sth, support sth▪ differ from sth▪These results differ somewhat from those reported by previous studies.
▪ provide sth▪The results provide many insights into the mating rituals of these animals.
▪ highlight sth▪These results highlight the growing threat posed by this infection.
PREPOSITION▪ pending the result of▪Work on the plan has been halted, pending the results of a judicial investigation.
▪ result from▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}The results from various recent surveys were evaluated.
verbPHRASAL VERBresult in sthADVERB▪ inevitably▪This move will inevitably result in the loss of a lot of jobs.
▪ typically▪ conceivably, possibly, potentially▪The charges could have potentially resulted in a death sentence.
▪ not automatically (esp. BrE), not necessarily▪ easily▪Complacency could easily result in tragedy.
▪ quickly▪ eventually, finally, ultimatelyVERB + RESULT IN▪ be certain to▪the approach that is most certain to result in failure
▪ be expected to, be liable to (esp. BrE), be likely to▪Such measures are likely to result in decreased motivation of the workforce.
▪ be unlikely toResult is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑consequence, ↑damage, ↑error, ↑illness, ↑misunderstanding
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
