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resort

Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈzɔːt/

The English word “resort” has 8 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A place where people go for recreation, especially one with facilities such as lodgings, entertainment, and a relaxing environment.
  2. Recourse, refuge (something or someone turned to for safety).
  3. A place where one goes habitually; a haunt.
  4. A subdivision of Suriname; a division of the country's districts.
  5. Active power or movement; spring.

verb

  1. To have recourse (to), now especially from necessity or frustration.
  2. To fall back; to revert.
  3. To make one's way, go (to).

Etymology

From 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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