resort

CEFRB1

/ɹɪˈzɔːt/

noun · verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A place where people go for holidays or recreation.

  2. 02

    verb

    To use something when other choices have failed.

Examples

  • If you don't listen to us, we will have to resort to coercion.

  • The resort caters almost exclusively for a high-society public.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˌɹiːˈsɔ(ɹ)t/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Recourse, refuge (something or someone turned to for safety).

  2. A place where people go for recreation, especially one with facilities such as lodgings, entertainment, and a relaxing environment.

  3. A subdivision of Suriname; a division of the country's districts.

More examples

In context

  • You should not resort to drinking.

  • to have resort to violence

  • "If further sorting is required, begin anew with opcode = 0. opcode = -3 may be set to build an index file following an initial sort with opcode set to 0, or a resort with opcode set to -1.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

When the peaceful talks failed, the country had to blank to military action.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English resorten, from Old French resortir (“to fall back, return, resort, have recourse, appeal”), back-formation from sortir (“to go out”).