Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - result

~1 n 1 »HAPPENING BECAUSE OF STH« something that happens or exists because of something that happened before + of  (One result of the cold weather has been a sharp increase in our heating bill. | Ken's illness is the result of an accident at work.) as a result (of) (=because of something that has happened)  (As a result of the pilots' strike, all flights have had to be cancelled. | with the result that)  (Sara wasn't at school last week, with the result that she missed an important test. | be a direct result (of) (=caused by one thing only))  (High unemployment is a direct result of the recession. | end/final/net result (=the result at the end of a long process))  (The net result of all these changes is that people will pay more tax.)  (- see thus) 2 »SPORTS/ELECTIONS« the final number of points, votes etc at the end of a competition, game, or election  (The election results were announced at midnight. | the football results) 3 »SCIENTIFIC TESTS« the answers that are produced by a scientific study or test  (Results show that men are twice as likely to suffer from stress as women. | We should have the result of your blood test tomorrow.) 4 »EXAMINATIONS« BrE the mark you get in an examination  (When do we get our exam results?) 5 »SUCCESS« results things that happen successfully because of your efforts  (get results (=succeed in getting what you want))  (If the program doesn't get results, it should be dropped.) 6 »BUSINESS« results a company's results are the accounts that show how successful it has been over a period of time, usually a year 7 get a result BrE informal to win a victory in a sports match  (We didn't play well but at least we got a result.) ~2 v to happen or exist as a result of something + from  (problems resulting from past errors) result in sth phr v T not in passive to make something happen; cause  (an accident that resulted in the death of two passengers)