outcome
US: /ˈaʊtˌkəm/
UK: /ˈaʊtkʌm/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
outcome /'autkʌm/- danh từ
- hậu quả, kết quả
- (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) kết luận lôgic (sau khi suy nghĩ)
Advanced English dictionary
+ nounthe result or effect of an action or event: We are waiting to hear the final outcome of the negotiations. + These costs are payable whatever the outcome of the case. + We are confident of a successful outcome. + Four possible outcomes have been identified.
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
result, consequence, end (result or product), after-effect, effect, upshot, sequel, development, outgrowth, aftermath, wake, follow-up, Medicine sequela (usually pl. sequelae), Colloq pay-off, bottom line:
One outcome of the new safety regulations will be higher fares. We eagerly awaited the outcome of the race.
Collocation
ADJ.
desirable, desired, favourable, good, happy, positive, satisfactory, successful | negative, unfortunate, unsatisfactory | fatal, tragic | possible | likely, probable | anticipated, expected, inevitable, intended, logical, predicted | unexpected | immediate | actual, eventual, final, long-term, ultimate | direct
a direct outcome of the strike
| practical | educational, electoral, political, etc.
(all technical)
VERB + OUTCOME
affect, influence | decide, determine | achieve, have, produce
Their strategy produced the desired outcome.
| evaluate, measure
(technical) The aim is to evaluate possible outcomes.
PREP.
~ of
the outcome of the election
PHRASES
whatever the outcome
Whatever the final outcome of the talks, the war should end soon.
Concise dictionary
outcomes'aʊtkʌmnoun
+something that results
+a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
