result

1. (intransitive) To proceed, spring up or rise, as a consequence, from facts, arguments, premises, combination of circumstances, consultation, thought or endeavor.Examples: "Pleasure and peace do naturally result from a holy and good life."Synonyms: attend, obtain, issue, follow, ariseintransitive

2. (intransitive, followed by "in") To have as a consequence; to lead to; to bring aboutExamples: "This measure will result in good or in evil."; "United's hopes of mounting a serious response suffered a blow within two minutes of the restart when Evans, who had endured a miserable afternoon, lost concentration and allowed Balotelli to steal in behind him. The defender's only reaction was to haul the Italian down, resulting in an inevitable red card."; "In plants, the ability to recognize self from nonself plays an important role in fertilization, because self-fertilization will result in less diverse offspring than fertilization with pollen from another individual."intransitive

3. (intransitive, law) To return to the proprietor (or heirs) after a reversion.intransitive

4. (intransitive, obsolete) To leap back; to rebound.Examples: "the huge round stone, resulting with a bound"intransitiveobsolete