Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense resorts, present participle resorting, past tense, past participle resorted
1. verb
If you resortto a course of action that you do not really approve of, you adopt it because you cannot see any other way of achieving what you want.
When all else failed, he resorted to violence. [VERB + to]
Some schools have resorted to recruiting teachers from overseas. [Vto n/-ing]
Synonyms: go, visit [old-fashioned], repair, head for More Synonyms of resort
2. uncountable noun
If you achieve something without resortto a particular course of action, you succeed without carrying out that action. To have resortto a particular course of action means to have to do that action in order to achievesomething.
Congress must ensure that all peaceful options are exhausted before resort to war. [+ to]
3. countable noun
A resort is a place where a lot of people spend their holidays.
...the ski resorts.
4.
See as a last resort
5.
See in the last resort
More Synonyms of resort
resort in British English
(rɪˈzɔːt)
verb(intransitive)
1. (usually foll by to)
to have recourse (to) for help, use, etc
to resort to violence
2.
to go, esp often or habitually; repair
to resort to the beach
noun
3.
a place to which many people go for recreation, rest, etc
a holiday resort
4.
the use of something as a means, help, or recourse
5.
the act of going to a place, esp for recreation, rest, etc
6. last resort
Derived forms
resorter (reˈsorter)
noun
Word origin
C14: from Old French resortir to come out again, from re- + sortir to emerge
resort in American English
(rɪˈzɔrt)
verb intransitive
1.
to go; esp., to go often, customarily, or generally
2.
to have recourse; go or turn (to) for use, help, support, etc.
to resort to harsh measures
noun
3.
a place to which people go often or generally, esp. one for rest or recreation, ason a vacation
4.
a frequent, customary, or general going, gathering together, or visiting
a place of general resort
5.
a person or thing that one goes or turns to for help, support, etc.
6.
a going or turning for help, support, etc.; recourse
to have resort to relatives
SIMILAR WORDS: ˈreˌsource
Idioms:
as a last resort
Derived forms
resorter (reˈsorter)
noun
Word origin
ME resorten < OFr resortir < re-, again + sortir, to go out: see sortie
Examples of 'resort' in a sentence
resort
The complete removal of the womb and both ovaries is a last resort.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The tsunami tears through the luxury resort where the family are staying.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
This new island resort offers a uniquely luxurious base for exploring one of the most spectacular coastlines in the world.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
My first beach resort was in Malaysia.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
We decided to make use of the resort's childcare service for a couple of hours in the morning.
The Sun (2017)
The two men had reportedly clashed over who would use the resort gym.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
We do it as a last resort.
The Sun (2011)
This is why underdogs so often have to resort to deception and look for a cunning plan.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
This is a proper resort for real people.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The cowardly hound and his friends attempt to solve a mystery at an island resort.
The Sun (2009)
Add to elegantly appointed guest accommodation and you will see why this resort is simply irresistible.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
These are places of last resort for people fraught for cash.
Christianity Today (2000)
Newquay has better investment potential than any other coastal resort in the country.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
We have no option but to resort to direct action to clear the site.
The Sun (2011)
The first resort is to use internal remedies.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The lender of last resort said that progress has been made in implementing financial sector reforms.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The victims are alleged to have been plotting an attack on an unnamed tourist hot spot on the resort island.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Head to the north of the island, where there are lots of suitable beach resorts.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
What has that to do with a small, luxury beach resort?
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The contrast in atmosphere with the more formal Swiss resorts is striking.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
I am of course resorting here to rhetoric and bare assertion.
Wood, David Philosophy at the Limit (1990)
After all, the local economies in seaside resorts rely on being able to offer safe swimming off their beaches.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Summer occupation of ski resorts for climbing or walking is growing but is just 20 per cent of occupancy in a year.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The seaside town of Rhyl was once a Victorian seaside resort of spectacular grandeur.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The French hotel resort company offer all-inclusive deals that take the sting out of your ski hol.
The Sun (2010)
In other languages
resort
British English: resort /rɪˈzɔːt/ NOUN
A holiday resort is a place where people can spend their holidays.
...ski resorts.
American English: resort
Arabic: مَصِيف
Brazilian Portuguese: resort
Chinese: 胜地
Croatian: odmaralište
Czech: letovisko
Danish: feriested
Dutch: vakantieoord
European Spanish: centro turístico
Finnish: lomakohde
French: station touristique
German: Erholungsort
Greek: θέρετρο
Italian: luogo di villeggiatura
Japanese: 行楽地
Korean: 휴양지
Norwegian: feriested
Polish: kurort
European Portuguese: resort
Romanian: stațiune
Russian: курорт
Latin American Spanish: centro turístico
Swedish: semesteranläggning
Thai: สถานที่ตากอากาศ
Turkish: tatil yeri
Ukrainian: курорт
Vietnamese: khu nghỉ
British English: resort VERB
If you resort to a course of action that you do not really approve of, you adopt it because you cannot see any other way of achieving what you want.
His punishing work schedule made him resort to desperate measures.
American English: resort
Brazilian Portuguese: recorrer
Chinese: 不得不求助
European Spanish: recurrir a
French: avoir recours
German: greifen zu
Italian: ricorrere
Japanese: やむなく頼る
Korean: > 의존하다안 좋은 것에
European Portuguese: recorrer
Latin American Spanish: recurrir a
All related terms of 'resort'
re-sort
to sort again
last resort
the last possible course of action open to one
resort town
a holiday town
ski resort
a town that is popular for skiing
health resort
an establishment that provides various facilities and treatments intended to improve
resort hotel
a hotel in a holiday resort
skiing resort
a place which provides accommodation and facilities for skiing such as skiing trails , slopes, etc, esp for people who go there to take skiing holidays
summer resort
a place that many people visit for holidays in summer
holiday resort
a place which is popular as a holiday destination
seaside resort
a seaside town where people spend holidays
as a last resort
If you do something as a last resort , you do it because you can find no other way of getting out of a difficult situation or of solving a problem .
in the last resort
You use in the last resort when stating the most basic or important fact that will still be true in a situation whatever else happens .
court of last resort
(in the US) a supreme court
lender of last resort
the central bank of a country with authority for controlling its banking system
re
You use re in business letters , faxes , or other documents to introduce a subject or item which you are going to discuss or refer to in detail .