{
    "term": "outcome",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "academic": true,
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "the result or effect of an action or event",
            "sensetop": "regardless of the outcomepending the outcome",
            "labels": "(formal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The **likely outcome** is a compromise."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Their strategy produced the **desired outcome.**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We are confident of a **positive outcome**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a favourable/successful outcome"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We **await the outcome** of the election."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It is difficult to **predict the** final **outcome**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "to **influence/decide/determine the outcome**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Four **possible outcomes** have been identified."
                },
                {
                    "text": "patient/clinical/treatment/health outcomes"
                },
                {
                    "text": "These costs are payable regardless of the outcome of the case.",
                    "contextForm": "regardless of the outcome"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He has been suspended from his post pending the outcome of a police investigation.",
                    "contextForm": "pending the outcome"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We are waiting to hear the final outcome of the negotiations."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We are confident of a favourable outcome."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We may not know the outcome of the meeting until tomorrow."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We use a computer model to predict the outcome of different scenarios."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The figures suggest patient outcomes at the hospital are not as good as they should be."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The bank has to carry a large reserve to protect against an adverse outcome."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The inevitable outcome is confusion."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This was a very satisfactory outcome from my point of view."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Whatever my feelings, it doesn't change the outcome."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There is no proven record of cinema influencing the outcome of an American election."
                },
                {
                    "text": "How an individual reacted to an experience appeared to determine the eventual outcome."
                },
                {
                    "text": "No single factor decided the outcome of the battle."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Try different variables to see how each one affects the outcome."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We measured clinical outcomes of placebos."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Good housing improves health outcomes."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Improved maternal diet leads to improved pregnancy outcomes."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We need to develop public policies to help children with a higher risk of negative outcomes."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It is important to evaluate the learning outcomes of the course."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We have developed tools for measuring research outcomes."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Change, cause and effect"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["desirable", "desired", "favourable/​favorable"],
                "verb + outcome": ["affect", "change", "influence"],
                "preposition": ["outcome of"],
                "phrases": ["whatever the outcome"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈaʊtkʌm/",
                "audio": "ou/outcome/outcome__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈaʊtkʌm/",
                "audio": "ou/outcome/outcome__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}