result in sth
— phrasal verb with result uk/rɪˈzʌlt/us/rɪˈzʌlt/verb [ I ]
B2 to cause a particular situation to happen:
The fire resulted in damage to their property.
[ + -ing verb ] Icy conditions resulted in two roads being closed.
More examples
- Team work at its best results in a synergy that can be very productive.
- Regular exercise can result in a general diminution in stress levels.
- The fall in the value of the yen might result in a fractional increase in interest rates of perhaps a quarter of one percent.
- The general election in Britain was expected to result in a hung parliament.
- The new tax is a political powder keg which could result in widespread violence.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Causing things to happen
- -ization
- -ize
- actuate
- actuation
- agent
- awaken (sth) in sb
- be associated with sth
- beget
- draw
- fuel
- instigate
- instigator
- introduce
- lie
- plant
- produce
- rise
- usher sth in
- wreak
- wrought
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