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