recourse
The act of seeking assistance or adviceThe act of seeking assistance or advice.
» They had no other recourse but to apologize.
Вони не мали іншого виходу, окрім вибачитися.
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of seeking assistance or advice.
обраще́ниеobraščénije
act of turning to for assistance
(uncountable)The use of (someone or something) as a source of help in a difficult situation.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)A coursing back, or coursing again; renewed course; return; retreat; recurrence.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Access; admittance.
Examples
6 sentencesThey had no other recourse but to apologize.
Вони не мали іншого виходу, окрім вибачитися. — ChickenKiev
His last recourse will be to go to his father for help.
He was the only recourse for his family after his father's death.
If the law is not repealed, in toto, what recourse do citizens have?
They couldn't win an election fairly, so their only recourse was to gerrymander.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English recours (noun) and recoursen (verb), from Old French recours, from LatFrom Middle English recours (noun) and recoursen (verb), from Old French recours, from Latin recursus, past participle of recurrō.
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Forms
plural: recoursesSynonyms
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8 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable