resort
To have recourse, now especially from necessity or frustrationTo have recourse (to), now especially from necessity or frustration.
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» You can teach good manners to children without resorting to punishment.
Ты можешь научить детей хорошим манерам, не прибегая к наказанию. — odexed
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Examples
161 sentencesYou can teach good manners to children without resorting to punishment.
ruТы можешь научить детей хорошим манерам, не прибегая к наказанию. — odexed
I hope they don't resort to violence to accomplish their goals.
ruНадеюсь, они не станут прибегать к насилию ради достижения своих целей. — marafon
Tom resolved the situation without resorting to violence.
deTom löste die Situation ohne Anwendung von Gewalt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Meaning
3 senses(intransitive)To have recourse (to), now especially from necessity or frustration.
zurückgreifen, verlegen sich, verfallen
(intransitive)To fall back; to revert.
zurückfallen, heimfallen, zurückkehren
(intransitive)To make one's way, go (to).
kommen
- have recourse to
- move, travel, or proceed toward some place
Origin
From Middle English resorten, from Old French resortir (“to fall back, return, resort, havFrom Middle English resorten, from Old French resortir (“to fall back, return, resort, have recourse, appeal”), back-formation from sortir (“to go out”).
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Forms
resorts, resorting, resorted, resortedTenses
resort · resorted · will resort · have resortedSynonyms
3 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons 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
Collocations
3 patterns- resort to violence
- a last resort
- last resort
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.