noun · neutral
result
/rɪˈzʌlt/re·SULT
Band 4-5task1task2speaking
something that happens because of an action, or the outcome of an investigation
Examples
“The experiment produced unexpected results.”
“As a result of the study, new guidelines were issued.”
“We need to analyse the results before we draw conclusions.”
Band 8 sentence
“The statistical results indicate a significant correlation, but causality cannot be assumed from this alone.”
Collocations
- research results
- as a result
- result in
Word family
result noun/verbresulted verb (past)resulting adjective
Common mistakes
the results is→the results are / the result is
in result→as a result / in resultS
Say it for a higher band
5outcome→6finding→7+result
Synonyms
finding
Easily confused
finding
“One key finding of the survey was the change in commuting habits.”
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