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 Definitions of resort  [ɪˈzɔrt]  

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Definition of 'resort' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (v.i.) resort
to have recourse for use, help, or accomplishing something, often as a final option:
to resort to war.

2.  resort
to go, esp. frequently or customarily:
a beach to which many people resort.

3. (n.) resort
a place with facilities for vacationers.

4.  resort
habitual or general going, as to a place or person.

5.  resort
recourse; resource:
a court of last resort.

6.  resort
a person or thing resorted to for aid, satisfaction, service, etc.

Etymology:  (1325–75; ME < OF resortir=re-re - +sortir to go out)

Definition of 'resort' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) resort, resort hotel, holiday resort
a hotel located in a resort area

2. (noun) haunt, hangout, resort, repair, stamping ground
a frequently visited place

3. (noun) recourse, refuge, resort
something or someone turned to for assistance or security
"his only recourse was the police"; "took refuge in lying"

4. (verb) recourse, resort, refuge
act of turning to for assistance
"have recourse to the courts"; "an appeal to his uncle was his last resort"

5. (verb) fall back, resort, recur
have recourse to
"The government resorted to rationing meat"

6. (verb) repair, resort
move, travel, or proceed toward some place
"He repaired to his cabin in the woods"


Definition of 'resort' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) resort
a popular vacation destination
a ski/beach resort

2.  resort
a/the last resort
the last thing you will do after trying everything else
I would only borrow money as a last resort.

3. (verb) resort
to choose to do sth unpleasant to deal with a problem
He would never resort to violence.


Definition of 'resort' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) resort
active power or movement; spring

2.  resort
the act of going to, or making application; a betaking one's self; the act of visiting or seeking; recourse; as, a place of popular resort; -- often figuratively; as, to have resort to force

3.  resort
a place to which one betakes himself habitually; a place of frequent assembly; a haunt

4.  resort
that to which one resorts or looks for help; resource; refuge

5. (verb) resort
to go; to repair; to betake one's self

6. (verb) resort
to fall back; to revert

7. (verb) resort
to have recourse; to apply; to one's self for help, relief, or advantage


Translation of 'resort' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: (withto) to begin to use, do etc as a way of solving a problem etc when other methods have failed
He couldn't persuade people to do what he wanted, so he resorted to threats of violence.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: begin gebruik Arabic flag Arabic: يَلْجأ إلى، يَعْمَد إلى Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: прибягвам
Brazilian flag Brazilian: recorrer a Czech flag Czech: uchýlit se (k) German flag German: Zuflucht nehmen zu
Danish flag Danish: ty til Greek flag Greek: προσφεύγω Spanish flag Spanish: recurrir (a)
Estonian flag Estonian: abi otsima Farsi flag Farsi: متوسل شدن Finnish flag Finnish: turvautua
French flag French: avoir recours (à) Hebrew flag Hebrew: לִנקוֹט בְּ- Hindi flag Hindi: शरण लेना
Croatian flag Croatian: sredstvo u nuždi Hungarian flag Hungarian: folyamodik (vmihez) Indonesian flag Indonesian: menggunakan
Icelandic flag Icelandic: grípa til Italian flag Italian: ricorrere a, fare ricorso Japanese flag Japanese: (~に)訴える
Korean flag Korean: 의지하다 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: griebtis, imtis Latvian flag Latvian: ķerties (pie kāda līdzekļ
Malay flag Malay: menggunakan Dutch flag Dutch: zijn toevlucht nemen tot Norwegian flag Norwegian: ty til, gå til det skritt
Polish flag Polish: uciekać się Persian flag Persian: متوسل شدن Pashto flag Pashto: ورتلل ، مراجعه كول، هڅه ك
Portuguese flag Portuguese: recorrer a Romanian flag Romanian: a recurge (la) Russian flag Russian: прибегать
Slovak flag Slovak: uchýliť sa (k) Slovenian flag Slovenian: zateči se (k čemu) Serbian flag Serbian: pribeći
Swedish flag Swedish: tillgripa, ta till Thai flag Thai: หันไปพึ่ง Turkish flag Turkish: başvurmak
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 訴諸,採取(某種手段等) Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: вдаватися; звертатися Urdu flag Urdu: چارہ جوءی کرنا
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: phải sử dụng đến Chinese flag Chinese: 诉诸,采取(某种手段等)

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