- 1[countable, uncountable] result (of something) a thing that is caused or produced because of something else She died as a result of her injuries. The failure of the company was a direct result of bad management. He made one big mistake, and, as a result, lost his job. The farm was flooded, with the result that most of the harvest was lost. The end result (= the final one) of her hard work was a place in medical school. This book is the result of 25 years of research. Language Bankbecause ofexplaining reasons
- The number of people with diabetes is growing, partly because of an increase in levels of obesity.
- The number of overweight children has increased dramatically in recent years, largely as a result of changes in diet and lifestyle.
- The increase in childhood obesity is largely due to/the result of changes in lifestyle and diet over the last twenty years.
- Many obese children are bullied at school on account of their weight.
- Part of the problem with treating childhood obesity stems from the fact that parents do not always recognize that their children are obese.
- Childhood obesity may be caused by genetic factors as well as environmental ones.
- One consequence of changes in diet over recent years has been a dramatic increase in cases of childhood obesity.
- Many parents today do not have time to cook healthy meals for their children. Consequently/As a consequence, many children grow up eating too much junk food.
- Many children spend their free time watching TV instead of playing outside. As a result, more and more of them are becoming overweight.
- Last year, junk food was banned in schools. The effect of this has been to create a black market on the playground, with students bringing candy and snacks from home to sell to other students.
of game/election - 2[countable] result (of something) the final score or the name of the winner in a sports event, competition, election, etc. They will announce the result of the vote tonight. the election results the football results
- 3[countable] result (of something) the information that you get from a scientific test or piece of research the result of an experiment Topic CollocationsScientific Researchtheory
- formulate/advance a theory/hypothesis
- build/construct/create/develop a simple/theoretical/mathematical model
- develop/establish/provide/use a theoretical/conceptual framework/an algorithm
- advance/argue/develop the thesis that…
- explore an idea/a concept/a hypothesis
- make a prediction/an inference
- base a prediction/your calculations on something
- investigate/evaluate/accept/challenge/reject a theory/hypothesis/model
- design an experiment/a questionnaire/a study/a test
- do research/an experiment/an analysis
- make observations/calculations
- take/record measurements
- carry out/conduct/perform an experiment/a test/a longitudinal study/observations/clinical trials
- run an experiment/a simulation/clinical trials
- repeat an experiment/a test/an analysis
- replicate a study/the results/the findings
- observe/study/examine/investigate/assess a pattern/a process/a behavior
- fund/support the research/project/study
- seek/provide/get/secure funding for research
- collect/gather/extract data/information
- yield data/evidence/similar findings/the same results
- analyze/examine the data/soil samples/a specimen
- consider/compare/interpret the results/findings
- fit the data/model
- confirm/support/verify a prediction/a hypothesis/the results/the findings
- prove a conjecture/hypothesis/theorem
- draw/make/reach the same conclusions
- read/review the records/literature
- describe/report an experiment/a study
- present/publish/summarize the results/findings
- present/publish/read/review/cite a paper in a scientific journal
success - 4results [plural] things that are achieved successfully The project is beginning to show results. a coach who knows how to get results from his players Thesaurusresult
- consequence
- outcome
- repercussion
- result a thing that is caused or produced by something else:She died as a result of her injuries. This book is the result of 25 years of research.
- consequence (somewhat formal) a result of something that has happened, especially a bad result:This decision could have serious consequences for the industry. Consequences is used most frequently to talk about possible negative results of an action. It is commonly used with such words as adverse, dire, disastrous, fatal, harmful, negative, serious, tragic, and unfortunate. Even when there is no adjective, consequences often suggests negative results.
- outcome the final result of an action or a process:We are waiting to hear the outcome of the negotiations.
- Result is often used to talk about things that are caused directly by something else:Aggression is often the result of fear.Outcome is more often used to talk about what happens at the end of a process, when the exact relation of cause and effect is less clear:Aggression is often the outcome of fear.Result is often used after an event to talk about what happened. Outcome is often used before an action or a process to talk about what is likely to happen.
- repercussion (somewhat formal) an indirect and usually bad result of an action or event that may happen some time afterward
- to have consequences/repercussions for somebody/something
- with the result/consequence/outcome >that…>
- the possible result/consequences/outcome/repercussions
- the likely/inevitable result/consequences/outcome
- (a) negative results/consequences/outcome/repercussions
- far-reaching/serious results/consequences/repercussions
- to have a result/consequences/an outcome/repercussions
caused by something
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