Definition of 'results'
plural noun
1.
good results; success
It is results that matter, not the hours put in.
We have managed to get results without reaching our full potential
The efforts of the government are very solid and are showing results.
The European Community initiative in Yugoslavia, he said, was already showing results.
I'm a workaholic who gets results.
A methodical approach will produce results.
A real pizza oven gives better results than an ordinary home oven.
2.
numbers or information obtained from carrying out a test, trial, or examination, esp a medical examination
The results of his research did not support his theory.
The results were published in August 1941, when it was reported that the effects
of the drug were promising.
the results of my blood test
3. especially British
marks or grades in an examination
Kate's exam results were excellent.
my exam results
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