recourse
To return; to recurTo return; to recur.
» They had no other recourse but to apologize.
Вони не мали іншого виходу, окрім вибачитися. — ChickenKiev
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3 senses(obsolete)To return; to recur.
(obsolete)To have recourse; to resort.
(obsolete)To recurse (execute a procedure recursively).
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If the law is not repealed, in toto, what recourse do citizens have?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.
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
recourses, recoursing, recoursed, recoursedSynonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.