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🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Ergebnis

Pronunciation / Transliteration: air-gehn-biss

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Result/rɪˈzʌlt/
nounverbCEFR A2 (Elementary)Top #250 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Das Ergebnis des Tests war positiv."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A consequence, effect, or outcome of something.

    "The result of the experiment confirmed the initial hypothesis."
  2. 2

    The final score or outcome of a competition or game.

    "The final result of the match was 3-2 in favor of the home team."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'resultare', meaning 'to spring back, rebound', formed from 're-' (back) + 'saltare' (to leap). Entering Middle English in the 15th century, the term initially described a consequence or outcome that springs from an action before broadening into general application.

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