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resort

Sayri-ZORT/ɹɪˈzɔɹt/UK/ɹɪˈzɔːt/

Pluralresorts

Verbresorts, resorting, resorted

10 meanings of resort

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  1. 1
    nouncountable
    A place people visit for fun and rest, with hotels, pools, and other things to enjoy.

    We stayed at a beach resort during our summer vacation.

    The ski resort has warm rooms and three easy slopes.

    Similarretreat, getaway

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  2. 2
    nouncountable
    Something or someone you turn to for help when you need it.

    When the power went out, candles were our only resort.

    Her grandmother was her first resort whenever she felt scared.

    Similarrecourse, refuge, option, alternative, expedient

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  3. 3
    verbintransitive
    To turn to something because you have no better choice.

    Like using the stairs when the elevator is broken.

    When the car broke down, we had to resort to walking.

    Lost in the new city, she resorted to asking strangers for directions.

    Similarturn, stoop

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  4. 4
    verbintransitive
    To go back to how something was before.

    Without care, the old garden will resort to weeds and wild grass.

    Once the carnival left, the streets resorted to their usual calm.

    Similarrevert, return

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  5. 5
    verbintransitive
    To go to a place, making your way there.

    In summer, families resort to the lake to escape the heat.

    Crowds resorted to the town square to hear the news.

    Similargo (entry), repair, flock, head

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  6. 6
    nouncountable
    A part of a district in Suriname, a country in South America.

    The family lives in a small resort in northern Suriname.

    People in each resort of Suriname vote for a local council.

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  7. 7
    Sayree-SORTUS/ˌɹiˈsɔɹt/UK/ˌɹiːˈsɔːt/
    verbtransitive or intransitive
    Alternative spelling of re-sort. It means to sort something again. Writing it with the hyphen keeps the meaning clear.

    Please resort these folders by date before you file them.

    The names resort automatically when you click the column heading.

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  8. 8
    Sayree-SORTUS/ˌɹiˈsɔɹt/UK/ˌɹiːˈsɔːt/
    noun
    Alternative spelling of re-sort. It means an act of sorting things again.

    The mixed-up files needed a full resort before anyone could find anything.

    After the move, the library gave its shelves a careful resort.

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Less common meanings

  1. 9
    nounobsolete
    A place someone visits again and again, like a favorite spot.

    The old mill was the boys' favorite resort on hot afternoons.

    The quiet inn became his usual resort after a day's work.

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  2. 10
    nounobsolete
    The power of a thing to spring or push back.

    Like the push of a spring when you let it go.

    The old bow had lost its resort and would not bend back.

    You could feel the resort of the branch when you let it go.

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Origins

Meanings 1–6, 9

From Old French resortir meaning to fall back or return, based on sortir meaning to go out.

Meanings 7–8

Made from re- plus the word sort.

Meaning 10

From the French word ressort.