noun · academic
outcome
/ˈaʊtkʌm/OUT·come
Band 5-6speakingtask2
the result or end effect of an experiment, treatment, or process
Examples
“The primary outcome was a reduction in hospital admissions.”
“Different outcomes were measured at three and six months.”
“The outcome of the policy remains unclear after one year.”
Band 8 sentence
“We specified the primary outcome in the protocol to avoid selective reporting after the data were collected.”
Collocations
- primary outcome
- outcome measures
Word family
outcomes noun (plural)
Common mistakes
result→outcome
an outcome (khi muốn nói nhiều kết quả)→outcomes
Say it for a higher band
5result→6effect→7+outcome
Synonyms
result
Easily confused
result
“The result of the experiment was unexpected but preliminary.”
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