outcomeout‧come /ˈaʊtkʌm/ ●●○ W3 AWL noun [countable] 
It was impossible to predict the outcome of the election. People who had heard the evidence at the trial were surprised at the outcome.► see thesaurus at resultRegisterOutcome is slightly formal and is used mostly in writing. In everyday English, people are more likely to talk about what happened:· It was impossible to predict what would happen in the election.COLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + outcomethe final/ultimate outcome· The final outcome of the investigation is still to be announced.· The ultimate outcome of this controversy remains in doubt.a likely outcome· What is the likely outcome of the election?a possible outcome· When you throw a die, there are six possible outcomes.a successful outcome· Hopes for a successful outcome to the war were fading.a positive outcome (=a good result)· Everyone is hoping for a positive outcome to the talks.a happy outcome (=a good result, especially one that makes everyone happy)· Adopting a child does not automatically result in a happy outcome.a satisfactory outcome· Our main aim is to achieve a satisfactory outcome for both parties.the desired outcome· The desired outcome of most services is a satisfied customer.a favourable/unfavourable outcome· Considerable progress has been made towards a favourable outcome.· Discontinuing treatment too early may result in an unfavourable outcome.a learning outcome (=what someone is supposed to learn from something)· It is important to set teaching objectives and learning outcomes.a policy outcome (=what happens when a particular policy is used)· A number of factors affect policy outcomes.a treatment outcome (=what happens whan a particular medical treatment is used)· Funding is provided to collect and analyze data on treatment outcomes.a health outcome (=how healthy someone is after using a particular treatment, system etc)· the assessment of health outcomesverbshave an outcome· The meeting had a very satisfactory outcome.affect/influence the outcome· Did coverage in the media affect the outcome of the trial?decide/determine the outcome (=be the thing that causes the final result)· This move ultimately decided the outcome of the conflict.· At the leadership elections today, it is their votes that will determine the outcome.predict the outcome (=say what the final result will be)· It is too early to predict the final outcome of the survey.await the outcome (=wait for the final result)· Medical science must await the outcome of proper international debate.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- At this point, I wouldn't even try to predict the outcome, but we're hoping for the best.
- It's impossible to say for sure what the outcome of the election will be.
- The negotiations are continuing, and we are hoping for a positive outcome.
- The patient's general health and fitness can also affect the outcome of the disease.
- The talks had a better outcome than we had originally hoped.
- Whatever the outcome, I hope we remain friends.
- A win-win outcome is where all parties involved are successful in achieving their objectives.
- And the outcome of all this was to go back to the basics.
- Criteria should not be a list of every possible outcome and / or process that is a component of total care.
- No outcome seems too impossible or, at least, unworthy of valiant effort.
- Qualitative judgements are then derived from the positive or negative outcome of the quantities involved.
- The campaign is still young, and the outcome could change drastically as it did four years ago.
- Then we can allow ourselves to feel subjectively good about the outcome, whatever our objective achievement.
- Which outcome is better for society?
THESAURUS
something that happens because of something else: · The fire at the house was the result of a dropped cigarette.· Many people find that herbal remedies produce a good result.
something important that happens as the result of a decision or action: · Global warming will have serious consequences for the environment.· Rising prices are the inevitable consequence of the grain shortage.
the bad effects that happen later as a result of an event, often a long time afterwards: · The economic crisis in the US is likely to have serious repercussions for the rest of the world.· The scandal could have major repercussions for his career.
the final result of a meeting, election, war etc: · The final outcome of the election remained in doubt for several days.· So, what is the likely outcome for Spain?
the final result of a situation, especially when this was unexpected: · The upshot of all this was that the trial had to be delayed.
literary the things that have been achieved as a result of someone’s efforts – used especially in the following phrases: · He did not live to see the fruits of his labours.· They can now enjoy the fruits of their success.
Longman Language Activatorsomething that happens or exists because of something else something that happens because of someone's actions or because of something else that happened before: result of: · Her constant cough is the result of many years of smoking.· The results of the attack included two helicopters burnt out, and three groundcrew wounded.with the result that: · More and more people are using cars, with the result that towns are much more polluted.as a result: · Jobs are hard to get and, as a result, more young people are continuing their education.a direct result of something (=caused by only one thing even if people think there may be other causes): · Her parents believe that her death was a direct result of medical error.
when a person or situation is changed by something that happens or something that someone does: effect of: · The effects of the oil spill were devastating for wildlife.· the harmful effects of radiationhave an effect/have no effect: · All my efforts to persuade them were beginning to have an effect.· I've been taking these pills for three days, but so far they've had no effect.effect on: · The death of a parent can have very serious and long-lasting effects on a child.have a bad/good effect (on something/somebody): · Any increase in fuel costs could have a bad effect on business.
the consequences of an action, decision etc are the things that happen as a result of it, which are usually bad: consequence of: · Pain and illness are sometimes thought to be the unavoidable consequences of growing old.consequence for: · If river levels continue to rise, it will have very serious consequences for many people's homes.take/face the consequences (=accept the bad results of something you do): · People who run up big debts eventually have to face the consequences.damaging/dire/disastrous etc consequences: · Safety procedures had been ignored, with disastrous consequences.
formal all the possible results that a plan, action, or discovery could have, especially when they affect what you think or do or what happens in the future: implications of: · The legal implications of the case are extremely significant.implications for: · Any change in interest rates has important implications for most people's financial situation.important/significant/profound etc implications: · The discovery of planets orbiting other suns has profound implications.
the situation that exists at the end of a meeting, activity, or series of events, especially when no one knows what this will be until it actually happens: · Whatever the outcome, I hope we remain friends.· The talks had a better outcome than we had originally hoped.outcome of: · It's impossible to say for sure what the outcome of the election will be.affect/influence the outcome: · The patient's general health and fitness can also affect the outcome of the disease.predict the outcome: · At this point, I wouldn't even try to predict the outcome, but we're hoping for the best.
the result of something, especially when it is a little unusual or unexpected: upshot of: · What was the upshot of the trial?the upshot is that: · The upshot of that experience was that I decided I didn't want to study medicine after all.
the final situation that exists after a long time, process, or series of events: · It was impossible for many small businesses to survive, and the end result was the loss of many jobs.the end result is that: · If students constantly fail, the end result is that they switch off any interest in learning.
the final situation that exists when you consider all the details and facts - use this when this situation is not good: · The net result of global warming will be a rise in sea levels.the net result/effect is that: · The new system is designed to spread payments over several months but the net effect is that people pay more in total.
a bad effect that exists for a long time after the activity or event that caused it: · The earthquake struck a week ago but the city is still feeling the aftereffects.aftereffect of: · A large number of working days are lost through the aftereffects of alcohol abuse.psychological aftereffects: · The psychological aftereffects of a tragedy like the Zeebrugge disaster can stay with the survivors for years.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYADJECTIVES/NOUN + outcome I do not know what the final outcome will be. Several factors are likely to influence this decision. He refused to comment, saying he did not wish to prejudice the outcome of the talks. The probable result of global warming will be a rise in sea levels. The ultimate outcome of the experiment cannot be predicted.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
the final result of a meeting, discussion, war etc – used especially when no one knows what it will be until it actually happens SYN resultoutcome of· The final outcome of the investigation is still to be announced.· The ultimate outcome of this controversy remains in doubt.
· What is the likely outcome of the election?
· When you throw a die, there are six possible outcomes.
· Hopes for a successful outcome to the war were fading.
(=a good result)· Everyone is hoping for a positive outcome to the talks.
(=a good result, especially one that makes everyone happy)· Adopting a child does not automatically result in a happy outcome.
· Our main aim is to achieve a satisfactory outcome for both parties.
· The desired outcome of most services is a satisfied customer.
· Considerable progress has been made towards a favourable outcome.· Discontinuing treatment too early may result in an unfavourable outcome.
(=what someone is supposed to learn from something)· It is important to set teaching objectives and learning outcomes.
(=what happens when a particular policy is used)· A number of factors affect policy outcomes.
(=what happens whan a particular medical treatment is used)· Funding is provided to collect and analyze data on treatment outcomes.
(=how healthy someone is after using a particular treatment, system etc)· the assessment of health outcomes
verbs· The meeting had a very satisfactory outcome.
· Did coverage in the media affect the outcome of the trial?
(=be the thing that causes the final result)· This move ultimately decided the outcome of the conflict.· At the leadership elections today, it is their votes that will determine the outcome.
(=say what the final result will be)· It is too early to predict the final outcome of the survey.
(=wait for the final result)· Medical science must await the outcome of proper international debate.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES I do not know what the final outcome will be. Several factors are likely to influence this decision.· the most likely outcome of the election
· We hope there will be a positive outcome to the talks.
He refused to comment, saying he did not wish to prejudice the outcome of the talks. The probable result of global warming will be a rise in sea levels. The ultimate outcome of the experiment cannot be predicted.· Living with Keith might therefore have a very different outcome.· Thus, the ways in which children interact differently with peers and adults have different outcomes for development.· Typically the various stimuli are presented concurrently, each associated with a different outcome or requiring a different response.· We hear one story being told over and over again, in many different ways, and with many different outcomes.· Instead, it predicts a number of different possible outcomes and tells us how likely each of these is.· In Table 8. 1 each of these four alternative approaches produces a different outcome!· Had it been otherwise the battle might well have had a different outcome.· When slightly different outcomes are involved, the effect this difference will have on the analysis should be examined. 4.
· It is also the intention to match the expectations of the parties and their legal advisers against eventual outcome.· At the same time, realistic encouragement should be given to ensure that the patient remains hopeful about his eventual outcome.· This document asks doctors to avoid making strenuous efforts to prolong your life if the eventual outcome is known to be terminal.· Whatever the eventual outcome of this contentious issue, it is not likely to be resolved in the near future.· This despite the fact that the eventual outcomes, nationalism and defence of territory, are quite similar.· The eventual outcome was the 1986 Social Security Act.
· The final outcome will be exceedingly positive - and it isn't far away.· Some others were not pleased with the final outcome.· And are now waiting to hear the final outcome.· Throw in a possible appeal after that, and the final outcome may be years away.· The most obvious example is the electoral college, the phantom body that stands between voters and the final outcome.· Your prayers could make the difference, affecting the final outcome.· One rationale emphasises the connection between procedural due process and the substantive justice of the final outcome.
· Here she is assessing the likely outcome of a confrontation with her local council.· The most likely outcome will be that Rep.· In this way, individual operations can be shaped to be realistic rather than at odds with the likely outcome.· An evaluation can also indicate with some authority what are likely outcomes or consequences of recommended revisions.· Five out of six opinion polls yesterday showed Labour in the lead, pointing to a hung Parliament as the most likely outcome.· Higher education was reinforcing likely outcomes instead of altering them.· But what of the fourth situation which is actually the most likely outcome?· However, the granting of bail is the most likely outcome.
· The move into production seems the logical outcome of his obsessive nature.· This was a logical outcome of her avowed poverty and dependence on providence for all things.· The logical outcome of this slow change of direction was to come later, but not much later.· What they lack is the courage and confidence to pursue their conclusions to their logical outcome.· It was the logical outcome of the tactics of drawing out opposing defenders originally outlined by Chapman at Northampton.
· But the main practical outcome of the weekend was to brace Baldwin, in favourable surroundings, for a first confrontation.· The main outcome measure was the difference in the applicants' frequency of being shortlisted.· Subjects - 1883 men, 2124 women aged 30 and over. Main outcome measures - Responses to questionnaire.· Subjects - Those families whose son had a positive screening test. Main outcome measures - Creatine kinase activity.
· Qualitative judgements are then derived from the positive or negative outcome of the quantities involved.· Unfortunately, these efforts did not yield positive outcomes for Sean, his parents, or his teachers.· The latter's research suggests that patients receiving clozapine may well cost services less over time by producing more positive clinical outcomes.· We practiced running those same situations through and looking for a different and more positive outcome.· But there was one positive outcome.· The clergy will view a positive outcome as a signal of good will, encouraging them to keep their buildings open.· But a positive outcome is less certain than it was three months ago.· We are looking forward to positive outcomes in the next few months, and will keep everybody informed of the progress.
· Compare the problems in Glen Nevis where in summer traffic all but grinds to a halt, to see the possible outcome.· Criteria should not be a list of every possible outcome and / or process that is a component of total care.· Win-win Win-win describes one of three possible outcomes from a transaction between people.· On a continuum of possible policy outcomes, locate the preferred policy decision of each group. 3.· If treatment was applied to the generality of elderly people with hypertension these conflicting trial results suggest four possible outcomes.· It also can indicate where expansion is possible and if outcomes are not coinciding with projected estimates.· Both forms of game theory require that the possible outcome for a given player be ranked on a linear scale.· There seem only two possible outcomes to the present impasse.
· Nevertheless some of the patients with an intact pouch have had a relatively satisfactory short term outcome.· Final ratification can be reserved for a satisfactory outcome of the debate.· All three diabetic patients had a satisfactory outcome despite the fact that one of them has severe autonomic neuropathy.· He had been prepared to cancel an engagement at London's Victoria and Albert Museum if a satisfactory outcome was reached.· A similarly satisfactory outcome is anticipated for the present year.· This is a process which may take a number of reruns to achieve what we would consider to be a satisfactory outcome.· The median survival of a year or more with symptoms controlled in most of those treated represents a very satisfactory outcome.
· It had become difficult for him to imagine anything other than a successful outcome to his diplomatic and military operations.· Schein also sought to learn more about which strategies were associated with successful and unsuccessful outcomes.· A successful outcome would be enormously beneficial.· In health care, for example, governments would find it impractical to fund only successful outcomes.· Seven of nine patients over 60 years of age have had a successful outcome.· The review shows that improvements in nutritional status during pregnancy may result in more successful pregnancy outcomes.· The query formulation is central to a successful outcome.· Hence CI5's involvement, although it had been an assignment with an only partially successful outcome.
· If there is any doubt about the ultimate outcome, the proceeding must be left on foot.· The continuing, and heated, judicial debate on racial preference indicates that the ultimate outcome of this controversy remains in doubt.· The tensions can't be avoided and the ultimate outcome can't be predicted.· Work is designed so that it can best be completed by a group, with a group project being the ultimate outcome.· The process of implementation had a large role in determining the ultimate outcomes.
NOUN· It is here that techniques of various kinds are put into action to achieve practical learning outcomes.· However, the main point of interest is the unintended learning outcomes of such questions as these.· The first is that it is usually preferable to make each objective refer to only one learning outcome.· When linked to the attainment of specific learning outcomes it can provide pupils with a positive stimulus and aid to learning.· Pupils will simply achieve the learning outcomes or not.· Secondly, in the attainment of each learning outcome pupils must be informed of the tasks which contribute to summative assessment.· In criterion-referenced assessment particular attention is paid to the setting of intended learning outcomes or teaching objectives.
· Main outcome measures - Concordance between team and research diagnoses.· Main outcome measures - Parents' employment by the nuclear industry and exposure to ionising radiation at work.· Main outcome measures - Number of cases of rectal gonorrhoea and newly diagnosed infection in homosexual men.· Main outcome measures - Diagnosis of endometriosis, age, parity, and history of contraceptive use.· Main outcome measures - Glycaemic control and frequency of hypoglycaemic episodes during two months' treatment with each insulin.· Most attention was given to the three trials that used hearing level as an outcome measure.· The main outcome measure was the difference in the applicants' frequency of being shortlisted.· Main outcome measures - Responses to questionnaire.
VERB· It is here that techniques of various kinds are put into action to achieve practical learning outcomes.· What he was denying was their ability to achieve the outcomes to which the opportunities for mutually advantageous trade clearly pointed.· Family health services authorities have a key role in helping general practitioners to achieve these outcomes.· But they are far from equal in their ability to achieve the outcome they want.· Pupils will simply achieve the learning outcomes or not.
· What you must recognize is that the answers given to the questions will affect the outcome of the research.· But did it affect the outcome of the election?· This will be appreciated by the candidate and prevent any unnecessary bad feeling that would affect the outcome.· The delay will not affect the outcome of the vote, as the ballot-counting process continues to be monitored by international observers.· Your prayers could make the difference, affecting the final outcome.· This would drastically alter the emphasis of most campaign fund-raising operations and increase the ability of individuals to affect the outcomes.· That is one of the quirks of the system and it does not affect the outcome of the appeals.· Almost anything that happens between now and November 7 could affect the outcome.
· Most still linger in county jails, awaiting the outcome of appeals or seeking jury trials.· He remains in Washington awaiting the outcome of a police investigation.· Many trade disputes are pending, awaiting the outcome of the talks; failure would activate them immediately.· Her appeal is pending, awaiting the outcome of the Texas dispute.· The team is awaiting the outcome of an appeal against a combination order which is normally awarded for serious offences like burglary.· The liberation of the entire Church awaits the outcome of this issue.· In many fields, however, negotiations were awaiting the outcome of the dispute over farm trade.· However, its marketing has recently been taken over by Letraset and we await to see the outcome.
· Whether the radicals' anti-western rage takes wider hold depends on the outcome of the war.· My life depends on the outcome.· Many bookshop owners believe the future of the small bookshop may depend on the outcome of the case.· Everything depends on the outcome of one game.· The simulation process is parallel, since one simulation does not depend on the outcome of a previous one.· That either stands for Double-Overhead Association or the traditional meaning, depending on the outcome of the ride.· Market sanctions, in contrast, depend on the net outcome of an aggregate of performances.· The full financial obligations of an assisted party will, inevitably, depend upon the outcome of the case.
· The first to score in a sudden-death extension determines the outcome.· The long-term impact of the crisis will likely be determined by the outcome of the hostage crisis.· Critics point to the disservice to the public of allowing the self-interest of organizations to determine welfare outcomes.· Global rating scales were used to determine outcome expectations.· Next day: Of the 30 and 40 constituencies that count tomorrow, five are marginal and could determine the outcome.· For the second consecutive game, a ruling by the umps helped determine the outcome.· At the leadership elections expected today, it is their votes that will determine the outcome.· The interaction of the elements in figure 5.1 will determine the outcomes of both the stated and the hidden curriculum.
· They influence the outcome of discussions and persuade others of their point of view more than women do.· Each has its own momentum that critically affects how much developing country governments can influence the outcomes.· She felt she could influence the outcome of the screenplay by her concentrated thoughts as the story unfolded.· These must influence the outcome of the experiment.· Whether the curbs on police investigation will reduce police influence on the outcome of the criminal process is not easy to determine.· Such models comprise theoretical constructs of variables which are interrelated, and significant in influencing the outcome of a purchase motivation.· It never did much good and even now with all our antibiotics we can not greatly influence the final outcome.
· The longitudinal data will be utilised to investigate change over time and the factors which predict good or poor outcome.· Sometimes in a tournament I can predict the exact outcome of the shot before he makes it.· We have shown that red cell volume predicts outcome in preterm infants.· A reduction in computational complexity will provide greater flexibility in choice of models used to predict outcomes and correlations.· And it will attempt to predict the specific outcome from the implementation of company plans.· This accords with our finding that median arterial-alveolar oxygen tension ratio predicts respiratory outcome better than the minimum ratio.· I hope he doesn't suffer the same fate as those who first used a computer to predict an election's outcome.· The major defence pollsters give is that quota samples generally predict the outcome of elections pretty well.
· The latter's research suggests that patients receiving clozapine may well cost services less over time by producing more positive clinical outcomes.· In Table 8. 1 each of these four alternative approaches produces a different outcome!· A technique such as smoothing will not do because it does not ordinarily produce a linear outcome.· However, combinations of characters can produce surprising outcomes in evolution as in everything else.· Even the powerful find that such rules produce perverse outcomes.· There are many reasons for parties failing to produce intended changes in outcomes.· It is the entire field which produces this outcome, which is then an effect of the field or structure.· They are processes which, once started, end up producing a particular outcome at a later point in time.
It was impossible to predict the outcome of the election. People who had heard the evidence at the trial were surprised at the outcome.► see thesaurus at resultRegisterOutcome is slightly formal and is used mostly in writing. In everyday English, people are more likely to talk about what happened:· It was impossible to predict what would happen in the election.COLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + outcomethe final/ultimate outcome· The final outcome of the investigation is still to be announced.· The ultimate outcome of this controversy remains in doubt.a likely outcome· What is the likely outcome of the election?a possible outcome· When you throw a die, there are six possible outcomes.a successful outcome· Hopes for a successful outcome to the war were fading.a positive outcome (=a good result)· Everyone is hoping for a positive outcome to the talks.a happy outcome (=a good result, especially one that makes everyone happy)· Adopting a child does not automatically result in a happy outcome.a satisfactory outcome· Our main aim is to achieve a satisfactory outcome for both parties.the desired outcome· The desired outcome of most services is a satisfied customer.a favourable/unfavourable outcome· Considerable progress has been made towards a favourable outcome.· Discontinuing treatment too early may result in an unfavourable outcome.a learning outcome (=what someone is supposed to learn from something)· It is important to set teaching objectives and learning outcomes.a policy outcome (=what happens when a particular policy is used)· A number of factors affect policy outcomes.a treatment outcome (=what happens whan a particular medical treatment is used)· Funding is provided to collect and analyze data on treatment outcomes.a health outcome (=how healthy someone is after using a particular treatment, system etc)· the assessment of health outcomesverbshave an outcome· The meeting had a very satisfactory outcome.affect/influence the outcome· Did coverage in the media affect the outcome of the trial?decide/determine the outcome (=be the thing that causes the final result)· This move ultimately decided the outcome of the conflict.· At the leadership elections today, it is their votes that will determine the outcome.predict the outcome (=say what the final result will be)· It is too early to predict the final outcome of the survey.await the outcome (=wait for the final result)· Medical science must await the outcome of proper international debate.