result

If something happens, it causes another thing to happen.

• The crash resulted in two injuries.
• These changes will result in lower costs.
• Could this mistake result in us losing the contract?

How to use it: result in something (Heavy rain can result in flooding.); result in someone doing something (The delay resulted in us missing the train.)

Similar words: lead to, cause

Common phrases: result in damage, result in something, result in success

To happen because of something else.

• The damage resulted from the storm.
• Many accidents result from tiredness.
• Did these problems result from poor planning?

How to use it: result from something (The problem resulted from a typing error.)

Similar words: arise, follow

Common phrases: result from stress, result from something, result from discussion

What happens or what you get because of an action, event, or process.

• We are waiting for the result.
• Her exam results were excellent.
• The team achieved good results despite the delays.

How to use it: result of something (The closure was a result of falling sales.); as a result of something (Flights were cancelled as a result of snow.)

Similar words: outcome, consequence, effect

Common phrases: test result, as a result, result of something

The answer you get after working with numbers.

• My result was twenty.
• Check your results with a calculator.
• Did you get the same result for this equation?

How to use it: result of something (The result of dividing twelve by three is four.)

Similar words: answer

Common phrases: correct result, calculate the result, result of something