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resort¹
- /ɹɪˈzɔːt/ UK
- /ɹɪˈzɔɹt/ US
Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)t
Where it comes from
From Middle English resorten, from Old French resortir (“to fall back, return, resort, have recourse, appeal”), back-formation from sortir (“to go out”).
noun resorts
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A place where people go for recreation, especially one with facilities such as lodgings, entertainment, and a relaxing environment.
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Similar: playground
- Recourse, refuge (something or someone turned to for safety). to have resort to violence
- A place where one goes habitually; a haunt. Far from all reſort of mirth,
- A subdivision of Suriname; a division of the country's districts.
verb resorts · resorting · resorted
- To have recourse (to), now especially from necessity or frustration. The king thought it time to resort to other counsels.
- 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.
- 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.
resort²
- /ˌɹiːˈsɔ(ɹ)t/
Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)t
verb resorts · resorting · resorted
- Alternative spelling of re-sort (which is the preferred spelling, to avoid needless homography)
noun resorts
- Alternative spelling 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.
resort³
Where it comes from
From French ressort.
noun resorts
- Active power or movement; spring. Some […] know the resorts and falls of business that cannot sink into the main of it.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: refuge, playground, stamping ground, hangout, recourse, repair, recur, haunt, fall back, holiday resort, vacation spot, inn, hotel, asylum, cottage, shelter
Translations
Every language
noun a relaxing environment for people on vacation
| Español | estación turística, complejo vacacional, resort, recinto turístico, centro turístico |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 리조트 rijoteu, 휴양지 hyuyangji |
| 日本語 | リゾート rizōto |
| 中文 | 度假勝地 /度假胜地 dùjià shèngdì, 度假村 dùjiàcūn, 渡假村 dùjiàcūn |
| हिन्दी | रिसॉर्ट risŏrṭ |
| Português | resort, estância |
| Français | lieu de vacances, resort |
| Deutsch | Kurort, Resort, Ferienort |
| Italiano | villaggio vacanze, villagio turistico |
| Ελληνικά | θέρετρο théretro, εντευκτήριο entefktírio |
| Русский | куро́рт kurórt, здра́вница zdrávnica |
| Tiếng Việt | khu nghỉ dưỡng, resort |
| العربية | مُنْتَجَع muntajaʕ |
| עברית | כְּפָר נֹפֶשׁ kfar nófesh |
noun something or someone turned to for safety
| Español | recurso, refugio |
|---|---|
| Português | refúgio |
| Français | sortie, recours |
| Deutsch | Ausweg, Zuflucht |
| Ελληνικά | καταφύγιο katafýgio |
| Русский | убе́жище ubéžišče |
verb to have recourse out of necessity or frustration
| Español | recurrir, acudir |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 求助 qiúzhù |
| Português | apelar |
| Français | recourir (à) |
| Deutsch | zurückgreifen, verlegen sich, verfallen |
| Italiano | fare ricorso |
| Ελληνικά | καταφεύγω katafévgo, προσφεύγω prosfévgo |
verb to fall back
| Português | recorrer |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | zurückfallen, heimfallen, zurückkehren |
Talk about this word "resort." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/resort. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. resort. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/resort "resort." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/resort.Cite this
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title = {resort},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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