as a result

as a result (of something)

because of something that has happened. As a result of the accident, Tom couldn't walk for six months. We couldn't afford to borrow money for a house as a result of the rise in interest rates.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Eemil	E:-meel	Finnish
Pattie	['pæti]
Lisa	LEE-sə (English), LEE-zah (German), LEE-sah (Dutch)	English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Italian
Yelena	ye-LYE-nah, ee-LYE-nah	Russian
Sanaz	-	Persian
Sigfrid (2)	-	Norwegian