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resort

|re/sort|

B2

🇺🇸

/rɪˈzɔrt/

🇬🇧

/rɪˈzɔːt/

turn to; recreation place

Etymology
Etymology Information

'resort' originates from Old French, specifically the word 'resortir,' where 're-' meant 'again' and 'sortir' meant 'to go out.'

Historical Evolution

'resortir' transformed into the Middle English word 'resorten,' and eventually became the modern English word 'resort.'

Meaning Changes

Initially, it meant 'to go out again,' but over time it evolved into its current meanings of 'a place for recreation' and 'to turn to.'

Meanings by Part of Speech

Noun 1

a place that is frequented for holidays or recreation.

They spent their vacation at a beach resort.

Synonyms

Verb 1

to turn to and adopt a strategy or course of action, especially a disagreeable or undesirable one, so as to resolve a difficult situation.

When negotiations failed, they resorted to legal action.

Synonyms

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