To come about as a consequence. See Synonyms at follow.
To end in a particular way: Their profligate lifestyle resulted in bankruptcy.
n.
The consequence of a particular action, operation, or course; an outcome. See Synonyms at effect.
A favorable or concrete outcome or effect. Often used in the plural: started studying and got immediate results.
Mathematics The quantity or expression obtained by calculation.
[Middle English resulten, from Medieval Latin resultāre, from Latin, to leap back, frequentative of resilīre : re-, re- + salīre, to leap; see sel- in Indo-European roots.] re·sult'ful adj., re·sult'ful·ness n., re·sult'less adj.
(rĭ-zŭlt') 