Resultó (en. Turned out)

/re-sul-'to/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish
verb
Indicates the outcome of an event or action.
The exam turned out to be harder than expected.
El examen resultó más difícil de lo esperado.
It is used to express that something has been the effect or consequence of a cause.
The effort resulted in great success.
El esfuerzo resultó en un gran éxito.
Indicates that someone or something reached a particular state or condition.
The project resulted in better infrastructure.
El proyecto resultó en una mejor infraestructura.

Etymology

It comes from the Latin 'resultare', which means 'to leap back', 'to return'.

Common Phrases and Expressions

turned out to be
indicates that something has proven to be true.
resultó ser
resulted in
indicates that something was the effect or result of a previous action.
resultó en
did not result
indicates that something did not have the expected effect.
no resultó

Related Words

result
effect or consequence of an action or event.
resultado
to result
to produce a result or effect.
resultar
resulting
that arises as a consequence or result of something.
resultante

Slang Meanings

Refers to an unexpected or surprising result.
That party turned out to be a total success.
Esa fiesta resultó en un éxito total.
It is used to indicate that something was more complicated than it seemed.
The project turned out to be more complicated than we thought.
El proyecto resultó más complicado de lo que pensábamos.