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noun 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.
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outcome
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + outcome
the final/ultimate outcome
• The final outcome of the investigation is still to be announced. • The ultimate outcome of this controversy remains in doubt.
a likely outcome
• What is the likely outcome of the election?
a possible outcome
• When you throw a die, there are six possible outcomes.
a successful outcome
• Hopes for a successful outcome to the war were fading.
a positive outcome
(= a good result )
• Everyone is hoping for a positive outcome to the talks.
a happy outcome
(= a good result, especially one that makes everyone happy )
• Adopting a child does not automatically result in a happy outcome.
a satisfactory outcome
• Our main aim is to achieve a satisfactory outcome for both parties.
the desired outcome
• The desired outcome of most services is a satisfied customer.
a favourable/unfavourable outcome
• Considerable progress has been made towards a favourable outcome. • Discontinuing treatment too early may result in an unfavourable outcome.
a learning outcome
(= what someone is supposed to learn from something )
• It is important to set teaching objectives and learning outcomes.
a policy outcome
(= what happens when a particular policy is used )
• A number of factors affect policy outcomes.
a treatment outcome
(= what happens whan a particular medical treatment is used )
• Funding is provided to collect and analyze data on treatment outcomes.
a health outcome
(= how healthy someone is after using a particular treatment, system etc )
• the assessment of health outcomes
verbs
have an outcome
• The meeting had a very satisfactory outcome.
affect/influence the outcome
• Did coverage in the media affect the outcome of the trial?
decide/determine the outcome
(= be the thing that causes the final result )
• This move untimately decided the outcome of the conflict. • At the leadership elections today, it is their votes that will determine the outcome.
predict the outcome
(= say what the final result will be )
• It is too early to predict the final outcome of the survey.
await the outcome
(= wait for the final result )
• Medical science must await the outcome of proper international debate.
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