How to spell result

Result is spelled R-E-S-U-L-T. Re plus -SULT, as in insult and consult; the S sounds like Z here.

hear itre·sult/rɪz'ʌlt/nounLong vowels

What it means: The outcome or consequence of an action.

In a sentence: The result of mixing red and blue is purple.

Same family: results, resulted, resulting, resultant, outcome. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Result” comes from Latin *resultare*, meaning “to spring back” or “to rebound.” Over time, English shifted the idea from something bouncing back to the idea of what comes out or follows after an action—the result.

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