re ˈsult in [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they result in he/she/it results in present participle resulting in past tense resulted in past participle resulted in] phrasal verb
to cause something, or to produce something
A sudden change in temperature will inevitably result in rain.
The crash resulted in the deaths of 14 passengers.
Thesaurus: to produce a reaction or resultsynonym
Main entry: result
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result in [phrasal verb]
The disease resulted in his death.
: to produce (something) as a result
The trial resulted in an acquittal.
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Main Entry: ↑result
Useful english dictionary. 2012.