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resort

verb · noun

Simple meaning

To have recourse, now usually from necessity or frustration.

Pronunciation

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rihzawrt

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ɹɪˈzɔɹt

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Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

verb

  1. intransitive

    To have recourse (to), now especially from necessity or frustration.

    “The government resorted to rationing meat.”

  2. intransitive

    To fall back; to revert.

  3. intransitive

    To make one's way, go (to).

  4. transitiveintransitive

    To repeat a sorting process; sort again.

noun

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

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

  3. An act of sorting again.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
A2 · Elementary
Frequency
Very Common
Typical Use
Everyday English

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

Aura for this meaning

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

Used this way, resort is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
Matter-of-fact
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

Nearby words

  • vacation spot , rarer, so it draws attention
  • stamping ground , rarer, so it draws attention

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More ways to use resort

  • “The government resorted to rationing meat.”verb

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Common Patterns and Combinations

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Place

resort hotel

Hotel

seaside resortresort townresort areabeach resort

Other combinations

summer resortski resorthealth resort

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Word Family

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Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • resort areanounCompound term

    An area where many people go for recreation.

  • resort hotelnounCompound term

    A hotel located in a resort area.

  • honeymoon resortnounCompound term

    A resort that caters to newlyweds.

  • last resortnounCompound term

    An expedient adopted only in desperation.

  • holiday resortnounCompound term

    A hotel located in a resort area.

  • ski resortnounCompound term

    A resort with lodging and facilities for skiing.

More about this wordSynonyms, forms, origin

Synonyms

verb

Sense: to have recourse (to) or now especially from necessity

recourserecur

noun

Sense: place where people go for recreation

vacation spotRare

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