intr.v., -sort·ed, -sort·ing, -sorts.

1. To have recourse: The government resorted to censorship of the press.
2. To go customarily or frequently; repair.

n.

1. A place frequented by people for relaxation or recreation: a ski resort.
2. A customary or frequent going or gathering: a popular place of resort.
3. The act of turning to for aid or relief; recourse: raised the money without resort to borrowing.
4. One turned to for aid or relief: I would ask him only as a last resort.

[Middle English resorten, to return, from Old French resortir, to go out again : re-, re- + sortir, to go out.]

SYNONYMS  resort, apply, go, refer, turn. These verbs mean to repair to or fall back on someone or something in time of need: resorted to corporal punishment; apply to a bank for a loan; goes to her friends for comfort; referred to his notes to refresh his memory; turns to his parents for support. See also synonyms at makeshift.

verb

1. To look to when in need: apply, go, refer, repair², run, turn. Idioms: fall backonupon, have recourse to. See used/unused.
2. To visit regularly: frequent, hang around, haunt, repair². Slang hang out. See place.

noun

1. A frequently visited place: haunt, rendezvous, stamping ground. Slang hangout. See place, repetition.
2. That to which one turns for help when in desperation: recourse, refuge, resource. See help/harm/harmless.

v

Definition: have recourse to; make use of
Antonyms: avoid, dodge

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IN BRIEF: Someone or something to turn to for help. Also: A location for recreation and relaxation.

Almost all our faults are more pardonable than the methods we resort to hide them. — Duc de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680)

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - feriested, tilholdssted
v. intr. - gribe til, tage tilflugt til

idioms:

• have resort to    ty til, tage sin tilflugt til
• resort to    gribe til, ty til

Nederlands (Dutch)
zijn toevlucht nemen tot, vaak bezoeken, vakantieoord, redmiddel

Français (French)
n. - recours, lieu de villégiature, (US) hôtel-club
v. intr. - avoir recours, recourir

idioms:

• as a last resort    en dernier recours
• have resort to    recourir à
• in the last resort    au bout du compte
• resort to    recourir à

Deutsch (German)
n. - Ausweg, Rettung, Erholungsort
v. - seine Zuflucht nehmen, zurückgreifen auf

idioms:

• as a last resort    als letzter Ausweg
• have resort to    sich an jmdn. wenden, zu etwas greifen
• in the last resort    als letzter Ausweg
• resort to    sich an jmdn. wenden, zu etwas greifen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - καταφυγή, μέσο, βοήθεια, προσφυγή, θέρετρο, τόπος παραθερισμού, τόπος διακοπών, χρησιμοποίηση, πολυσύχναστος τόπος, καταφύγιο
v. - καταφεύγω, προσφεύγω

idioms:

• have resort to    προσφεύγω, καταφεύγω σε
• resort to    προσφεύγω, καταφεύγω σε

Italiano (Italian)
stazione climatica, ricorso, risorsa

idioms:

• last resort    ultimo ricorso
• resort to    far ricorso a

Português (Portuguese)
n. - recurso (m), estação de lazer (f)
v. - freqüentar, servir-se

idioms:

• have resort to    ter opção de
• last resort    último recurso
• resort to    reclassificar

Русский (Russian)
средство, курорт

idioms:

• have resort to    прибегнуть
• last resort    последняя надежда
• resort to    прибегнуть к

Español (Spanish)
n. - estación, centro, recurso
v. intr. - acudir, concurrir, frecuentar, echar mano de

idioms:

• as a last resort    última instancia, como último recurso
• have resort to    recurrir, apelar a
• in the last resort    última instancia, en última instancia
• resort to    recurrir a, acudir a

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - tillflyktsort, utväg
v. - tillgripa

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
休闲度假之处, 名胜, 诉诸, 依靠, 凭借, 求助, 经常去

idioms:

• have resort to    诉诸于..., 求助于...
• resort to    依靠, 求助于, 常去, 光顾

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 休閒度假之處, 名勝, 訴諸, 依靠, 憑藉
v. intr. - 訴諸, 求助, 憑藉, 經常去

idioms:

• have resort to    訴諸於..., 求助於...
• resort to    依靠, 求助於, 常去, 光顧

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 자주 드나들기, 붑빔
v. intr. - 잘 가다, 자주 드나들다, 의지하다

idioms:

• have resort to    완력에 호소하다
• resort to    잘 가다, 호소하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 訴える, 頼る, しばしば行く
n. - 行楽地, たまり場, 人が行くこと, 頼りにするもの, 訴えること

idioms:

• have resort to    訴える
• resort to    頼る, 日参する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ملاذ, ملتجأ (فعل) يتردد على, يلجأ إلى‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מקום נופש, מקום-ביקור, הזדקקות, שימוש, מיפלט, פנייה ל-, אמצעי‬
v. intr. - ‮השתמש ב-, פנה ל-, נקט שיטה של, ביקר, נכנס, הלך‬

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