phrasal verb · neutral
result from
/rɪˈzʌlt frəm/re·SULT·from
task2speaking
to happen or exist because of something else; to be caused by something
Examples
“Many health problems result from poor diet and lack of exercise.”
“The collapse of the bridge resulted from years of neglect.”
“Delays often result from administrative inefficiency.”
Band 8 sentence
“The shortage of affordable housing in urban centres often results from a combination of market pressures and insufficient public investment.”
Collocations
- result from poor planning
- result from neglect
Word family
result from verb phraseresulted from verb phrase (past)result in verb phrase (opposite direction)
Common mistakes
result to→result from
result of→result from
Say it for a higher band
5come from→6originate from→7+result from
Synonyms
originate from
Easily confused
result in
“Poor maintenance can result in structural failure.”
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