Definition, synonyms and related words
plural of result
"The test results showed that all students had improved their grades significantly."
In plain English: Results are the final outcomes or answers you get after trying to do something.
"The results of the exam showed that most students passed."
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of result
"If you ignore the warning signs, your computer will eventually crash and results in data loss."
In plain English: To results means to produce a specific outcome or effect from an action.
"The new fertilizer helped our garden results in bigger tomatoes this year."
Derived from Old French resulter, which comes from Latin resultare (to leap back), the term originally meant to rebound or return. Its modern sense of outcomes developed in the 16th century, reflecting things that come back as consequences of an action.