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resulting adjective [ rɪˈzʌltɪŋ ]

• occurring or following as the consequence of something.
• "talk of a general election and the resulting political uncertainty"

result verb

• occur or follow as the consequence of something.
• "anger may result from an argument"
Similar: follow, ensue, develop, stem, spring, arise, derive, evolve, proceed, emerge, emanate, issue, flow, occur, happen, take place, come about, supervene, be caused by, be brought about by, be produced by, originate in, attend, accompany, be consequent on, supervene on, end in, culminate in, finish in, terminate in, involve, lead to, prompt, elicit, precipitate, trigger, spark off, provoke, cause, bring about, occasion, effect, bring to pass, create, give rise to, produce, engender, generate, induce, redound to, beget,
Opposite: cause,
Origin: late Middle English (as a verb): from medieval Latin resultare ‘to result’, earlier in the sense ‘spring back’, from re- (expressing intensive force) + saltare (frequentative of salire ‘to jump’). The noun dates from the early 17th century.


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