Meanings
verbresult in (third-person singular simple present results in, present participle resulting in, simple past and past participle resulted in)
present singular third person results in · participle present resulting in · participle past resulted in · past resulted in
- idiomaticTo bring about; to lead to.
The escalating protests resulted in widespread civil unrest.
1 more example
The West of England Line has long been a Cinderella railway. Decades of patch-and-mend underinvestment have resulted in consistently poor performance.
2026 February 18, Paul Clifton, “West of England Line problems laid bare”, in RAIL, number 1055, page 7
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Translations
Polish prowadzić do, doprowadzać do
- prowadzić dobring about
- doprowadzać dobring about
- doprowadzić dobring about
Spanish resultar en, dar como resultado
- resultar enbring about
- dar como resultadobring about
- tener como resultadobring about
- tener como consecuenciabring about
- dar lugar abring about
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APA
result in. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/result%20in
MLA
“result in.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/result%20in. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “result in,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/result%20in.
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