1788, "that which results from something," originally Scottish, from out + come (v.). Popularized in English by Carlyle (c. 1830s). Used in Middle English in sense of "act or fact of coming out" (c. 1200). Old English had utancumen (n.) "stranger, foreigner."
例文
1. Jockeys are forbidden to bet on the outcome of races.
プロ競馬騎手は競馬結果への賭けを禁止している。
2.Bankers are keeping a wary eye on the outcome .
銀行家たちは結果に対して高度な警戒心を持っている。
3.Whatever the outcome ，it 's going to be one hell of a fight.
結果がどうであれ、これは苦しい戦いになるだろう。
4.It would be presumptuous to judge what the outcome will be.
今すぐ結果がどうなるか判断するのは失礼なことだ。
5.The outcome depends on conditions as well as how events unfold.