result in sth
phr. v..phr. v.. to cause something to happen or to have a specific final effect.
phr. v.. to have a particular outcome or consequence; functions as a causative phrasal verb where the subject is the cause and the object is the effect.
The heavy rain will result in floods.
A small mistake in the calculations can result in a huge loss for the company.
The prolonged period of economic instability eventually resulted in a complete restructuring of the national banking system.
- Particles
- in
- Separability
- inseparable
- Pattern
- result + in + object
the object is almost always a noun representing an outcome or a situation.
contrast with 'result from' to show the direction of cause and effect; 'result in' points forward to the consequence.
The fire resulted of a cigarette.The fire resulted in a disaster.use 'in' for the outcome; 'from' is used for the cause.