Meaning

4 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The act of seeking assistance or advice.

    обраще́ниеobraščénije

    act of turning to for assistance

  2. (uncountable)The use of (someone or something) as a source of help in a difficult situation.

  3. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)A coursing back, or coursing again; renewed course; return; retreat; recurrence.

  4. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)Access; admittance.

Examples

6 sentences
  1. They had no other recourse but to apologize.

    Вони не мали іншого виходу, окрім вибачитися. — ChickenKiev

  2. His last recourse will be to go to his father for help.

  3. He was the only recourse for his family after his father's death.

  4. If the law is not repealed, in toto, what recourse do citizens have?

  5. They couldn't win an election fairly, so their only recourse was to gerrymander.

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Translations

3 languages
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By meaning 1
act of seeking assistance or advice:

Origin

From Middle English recours (noun) and recoursen (verb), from Old French recours, from Lat

From Middle English recours (noun) and recoursen (verb), from Old French recours, from Latin recursus, past participle of recurrō.

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Forms

plural: recourses
Singularrecourse
Pluralrecourses

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

8 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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