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resort en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ɹɪˈzɔːt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (US) audio
• /ɹɪˈzɔɹt/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Middle English resorten, from Old French resortir (“to fall back, return, resort, have recourse, appeal”), back-formation from sortir (“to go out”).

Meanings

1. A place where people go for recreation, especially one with facilities such as lodgings, entertainment, and a relaxing environment.
   • Was it deliberate that the first week of October 1961 was chosen to conduct a national survey of passenger usage? Why October of all months, when the holiday season was over and families back at work and at school? Was this a fiddling of the figures to make an unfair case against rail-dependent resorts such as those in the West Country, Norfolk, Lincolnshire and East Yorkshire, where previously overloaded summer services would now only have a handful of locals on board? 2023 March 8, Howard Johnston, “Was Marples the real railway wrecker?”, in RAIL, number 978, pages 52–53:
2. Recourse, refuge (something or someone turned to for safety).
   • Ioyne with me to forbid him her reſort, c. 1605–1608 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life of Tymon of Athens”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i], page 81, column 2:
   • to have resort to violence
3. (obsolete) A place where one goes habitually; a haunt.
   • Far from all reſort of mirth, a. 1645, John Milton, “Il Penseroso”, in Poems of Mr. John Milton, […], London: […] Ruth Raworth for Humphrey Mosely, […], published 1646, →OCLC, page 40:
4. A subdivision of Suriname; a division of the country's districts.

Forms

Deriveds

resort charge · last resort · ski resort · Silverado Resort · megaresort · resortlike · letter of last resort · drug of last resort · resort fee · resorter · summer resort · court of last resort · ecoresort · seaside resort · lender of last resort · health resort · resort town

Descendants

รีสอร์ท · リゾート · resort · resort · resort · 리조트

Synonyms

playground

Translations (101)

es recinto turístico (a relaxing environment for people on vacation) · hy կուրորտ (a relaxing environment for people on vacation) · ru куро́рт (a relaxing environment for people on vacation) · sh ljȅtovalīšte (a relaxing environment for people on vacation) · mk лекувалиште (a relaxing environment for people on vacation) · de Ausweg (something or someone turned to for safety) · nl vakantieoord (a relaxing environment for people on vacation) · es recurso (something or someone turned to for safety) · et kuurort (a relaxing environment for people on vacation) · he כְּפָר נֹפֶשׁ (a relaxing environment for people on vacation) · be куро́рт (a relaxing environment for people on vacation) · mi wāhi whakatā (a relaxing environment for people on vacation) · tr tatil köyü (a relaxing environment for people on vacation) · fi turva (something or someone turned to for safety) · uz kurort (a relaxing environment for people on vacation) · sh lȅtovalīšte (a relaxing environment for people on vacation) · pl uzdrowisko (a relaxing environment for people on vacation) · cs letovisko (a relaxing environment for people on vacation) · hi रिसॉर्ट (a relaxing environment for people on vacation) · sv badort (a relaxing environment for people on vacation) · tg истироҳатгоҳ (a relaxing environment for people on vacation) · hu üdülő (a relaxing environment for people on vacation) · sh ле̏товалӣште (a relaxing environment for people on vacation) · lv kūrorts (a relaxing environment for people on vacation) · ko 리조트 (a relaxing environment for people on vacation) · la locus fēriae (a relaxing environment for people on vacation) · hu gyógyhely (a relaxing environment for people on vacation) · es complejo vacacional (a relaxing environment for people on vacation) · pt resort (a relaxing environment for people on vacation) · pt refúgio (something or someone turned to for safety) · uk куро́рт (a relaxing environment for people on vacation) · my အပန်းဖြေနေရာ (a relaxing environment for people on vacation) · mi tūnga whakatā (a relaxing environment for people on vacation) · ky курорт (a relaxing environment for people on vacation) · fr resort (a relaxing environment for people on vacation) · bg убе́жище (something or someone turned to for safety) · de Ferienort (a relaxing environment for people on vacation) · mi taunga whakatā (a relaxing environment for people on vacation) · km រមណីយដ្ឋាន (a relaxing environment for people on vacation) · fi lomakohde (a relaxing environment for people on vacation) · vi resort (a relaxing environment for people on vacation) · az kurort (a relaxing environment for people on vacation) · el εντευκτήριο (a relaxing environment for people on vacation) · nl uitweg (something or someone turned to for safety) · nl toevlucht (something or someone turned to for safety) · ko 휴양지 (a relaxing environment for people on vacation) · th รีสอร์ท (a relaxing environment for people on vacation) · sq vendpushim (a relaxing environment for people on vacation) · de Zuflucht (something or someone turned to for safety) · mk одморалиште (a relaxing environment for people on vacation) · ar مُنْتَجَع (a relaxing environment for people on vacation) · es refugio (something or someone turned to for safety) · cs letoviště (a relaxing environment for people on vacation) · es resort (a relaxing environment for people on vacation) · lt kurortas (a relaxing environment for people on vacation) · da opholdssted (a relaxing environment for people on vacation) · ru убе́жище (something or someone turned to for safety) · nb feriested (a relaxing environment for people on vacation) · sv kurort (a relaxing environment for people on vacation) · cmn 度假村 (a relaxing environment for people on vacation) · es estación turística (a relaxing environment for people on vacation) · vi khu nghỉ dưỡng (a relaxing environment for people on vacation) · ka კურორტი (a relaxing environment for people on vacation) · pt estância (a relaxing environment for people on vacation) · tg курорт (a relaxing environment for people on vacation) · th ที่ตากอากาศ (a relaxing environment for people on vacation) · sk letovisko (a relaxing environment for people on vacation) · sh ље̏товалӣште (a relaxing environment for people on vacation) · lo ຣີສອດ (a relaxing environment for people on vacation) · ms tempat peranginan (a relaxing environment for people on vacation) · sl letovišče (a relaxing environment for people on vacation) · fr recours (something or someone turned to for safety) · kk курорт (a relaxing environment for people on vacation) · mi hōtēra whakatā (a relaxing environment for people on vacation) · de Resort (a relaxing environment for people on vacation) · it villagio turistico (a relaxing environment for people on vacation) · lt poilsiavietė (a relaxing environment for people on vacation) · el καταφύγιο (something or someone turned to for safety) · ur ریزورٹ (a relaxing environment for people on vacation) · sh одма̀ралӣште (a relaxing environment for people on vacation) · fr lieu de vacances (a relaxing environment for people on vacation) · es centro turístico (a relaxing environment for people on vacation) · lv atpūtas vieta (a relaxing environment for people on vacation) · sv tillhåll (something or someone turned to for safety) · cmn 渡假村 (a relaxing environment for people on vacation) · cmn 度假勝地 /度假胜地 (a relaxing environment for people on vacation) · hy առողջարան (a relaxing environment for people on vacation) · el θέρετρο (a relaxing environment for people on vacation) · sv semesterort (a relaxing environment for people on vacation) · sv tillflykt (something or someone turned to for safety) · pl kurort (a relaxing environment for people on vacation) · sh odmàralīšte (a relaxing environment for people on vacation) · ca complex turístic (a relaxing environment for people on vacation) · mi puninga (something or someone turned to for safety) · ru здра́вница (a relaxing environment for people on vacation) · fa استراحتگاه (a relaxing environment for people on vacation) · fr sortie (something or someone turned to for safety) · ja リゾート (a relaxing environment for people on vacation) · de Kurort (a relaxing environment for people on vacation) · bg куро́рт (a relaxing environment for people on vacation) · it villaggio vacanze (a relaxing environment for people on vacation)

resort en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ɹɪˈzɔːt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (US) audio
• /ɹɪˈzɔɹt/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Middle English resorten, from Old French resortir (“to fall back, return, resort, have recourse, appeal”), back-formation from sortir (“to go out”).

Meanings

1. (intransitive) To have recourse (to), now especially from necessity or frustration.
   • The North British Railway was always anxious to connect its line to Helensburgh Pier but the local residents would not permit their foreshore or promenade to be disfigured, so the company had to resort further east and on May 18, 1882, opened the railway pier and station at Craigendoran. 1959 November, G. H. Robin, “Railways to Helensburgh—a pre-electrification retrospect”, in Trains Illustrated, page 544:
   • Just beyond that station the first step is encountered and the rack resorted to, taking the line on a gradient of 1 in 9 over a steeply inclined bridge and through a spiral tunnel. 1950 November, H. P. White, “The Furka-Oberalp Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 767:
   • Becoming more aware of the progress that scientists have made on behavioral fronts can reduce the risk that other natural scientists will resort to mystical agential accounts when they exceed the limits of their own disciplinary training. 2012 January 14, Stephen Ledoux, “Behaviorism at 100”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 1, archived from the original on 10 Nov 2013, page 60:
   • He resorted to his pint of wine for consolation, drank it all in a few minutes, and fell asleep on his arms, with his hair straggling over the table […] 1859, Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities, London: Chapman and Hall, […], →OCLC:
   • The king thought it time to resort to other counsels. 1702–1704, Edward [Hyde, 1st] Earl of Clarendon, (please specify |book=I to XVI), in The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England, Begun in the Year 1641. […], Oxford, Oxfordshire: Printed at the [Sheldonian] Theater:
2. (intransitive) To fall back; to revert.
   • But the Inheritance of the Son never reſorted to the Mother, or to any of her Anceſtors, but both ſhe and they were totally excluded from the Succeſſion. 1713, [Matthew Hale], “Touching the Course of Descents in England”, in The History of the Common Law of England: […], [London]: […] J[ohn] Nutt, assignee of Edw[ard] Sayer Esq; for J. Walthoe, […], →OCLC, page 211:
   • I eschew the idea of plugging in my laptop to take notes and resort to old-fashioned pen and paper instead, so that I can enjoy more of the view and not be distracted by bashing a keyboard. 2020 December 2, Paul Bigland, “My weirdest and wackiest Rover yet”, in Rail, page 65:
3. (intransitive) To make one's way, go (to).
   • The same daye went Jesus out off the housse, and sat by the seesyde, and moch people resorted unto him, so gretly that he went and sat in a shyppe, and all the people stode on the shoore. 1526, [William Tyndale, transl.], The Newe Testamẽt […] (Tyndale Bible), [Worms, Germany: Peter Schöffer], →OCLC, Matthew:

Forms

Deriveds

last resort

Translations (32)

el προσφεύγω (to have recourse out of necessity or frustration) · es recurrir (to have recourse out of necessity or frustration) · de zurückgreifen (to have recourse out of necessity or frustration) · cmn 诉诸 (to make one's way) · no ty til (to have recourse out of necessity or frustration) · la confugio (to have recourse out of necessity or frustration) · az əl atmaq (to have recourse out of necessity or frustration) · it fare ricorso (to have recourse out of necessity or frustration) · hu folyamodik (to have recourse out of necessity or frustration) · de zurückfallen (to fall back) · de verlegen sich (to have recourse out of necessity or frustration) · bg обръщам се към (to have recourse out of necessity or frustration) · de verfallen (to have recourse out of necessity or frustration) · pt apelar (to have recourse out of necessity or frustration) · cmn 求助 (to have recourse out of necessity or frustration) · fi palautua (to fall back) · pl uciekać się (to have recourse out of necessity or frustration) · fi päästä (to make one's way) · de zurückkehren (to fall back) · oc recórrer (to have recourse out of necessity or frustration) · es acudir (to have recourse out of necessity or frustration) · pt recorrer (to fall back) · bg прибягвам (to have recourse out of necessity or frustration) · fa اندخسیدن (to have recourse out of necessity or frustration) · la recurro (to have recourse out of necessity or frustration) · pl uciec się (to have recourse out of necessity or frustration) · de kommen (to make one's way) · fi turvautua (to have recourse out of necessity or frustration) · el καταφεύγω (to have recourse out of necessity or frustration) · fr recourir (à) (to have recourse out of necessity or frustration) · bg отправям се (to make one's way) · de heimfallen (to fall back)

resort en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ˌɹiːˈsɔ(ɹ)t/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English sort English resort From re- + sort.

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative spelling of re-sort.
   alt of re-sort
   • "If further sorting is required, begin anew with opcode = 0. opcode = -3 may be set to build an index file following an initial sort with opcode set to 0, or a resort with opcode set to -1. 1991, Dr. Dobb's journal: software tools for the professional programmer, Volume 16

Forms

resort en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ˌɹiːˈsɔ(ɹ)t/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English sort English resort From re- + sort.

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative, intransitive, transitive) Alternative spelling of re-sort (which is the preferred spelling, to avoid needless homography)
   alt of re-sort

Forms

resort en · NOUN · etymology 3

Etymology

From French ressort.

Meanings

1. (obsolete) Active power or movement; spring.
   • Some […] know the resorts and falls of business that cannot sink into the main of it. 1625, Francis [Bacon], “Of Cunning”, in The Essayes […], 3rd edition, London: […] Iohn Haviland for Hanna Barret, →OCLC:

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