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result in
verb as in beget
verb as in bring
verb as in cause
Strong matches
verb as in lead
Strongest matches
Strong matches
verb as in produce
verb as in tend
verb as in total
Example Sentences
The change, they wrote in an opinion column in The Wall Street Journal, could result in a “wave of voluntary terminations that we welcome.”
“Renting rooms under these circumstances would result in devastating financial losses that could not be recouped under any reasonable scenario,” the letter said.
It is about choosing a path that doesn’t result in more harm to vulnerable communities.
And investigations alone, even if they never result in an indictment or conviction, can be a crushing burden on those investigated.
They are hopeful their findings will result in long-term solutions for people with anxiety, stress, and panic disorders, who inspire their discovery and dedication.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is another word for result in?
The phrase result in is a very common way to say that an action or event has had a specific result—an effect or consequence.
In many cases, saying that an action or event has resulted in something means the same thing as saying that it has actively caused it.
A somewhat informal term that means the same thing is bring about. Sometimes, bring is used by itself to mean the same thing, as in These changes will bring prosperity.
A similar phrase is give rise to, which sometimes implies less of a direct cause-and-effect relationship (result in can also be used in such situations).
Formal and less commonly used synonyms include engender and beget (which can be used in the same figurative way as the phrase give birth to).
A more common synonym is produce, which is usually used in situations in which something is created in some way.
Is it result to or result in?
Result in is the common idiomatic verb phrase. It’s possible for result and to to appear next to each other in a sentence (as in Send the result to the lab), but it’s not an idiomatic phrase in English. Phrases similar to result in use different prepositions, such as bring about and give rise to.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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