resort
resort Lexical Profile
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• noun
A place or commercial establishment that people frequently visit for relaxation, holidays, or recreation, typically offering lodging, dining, and entertainment.
"The family booked a week-long stay at a coastal resort with access to private beaches and tennis courts."
The action of turning to and adopting a strategy or course of action, especially a disagreeable or extreme one, so as to resolve a difficult situation; something turned to for assistance.
"Surgery should only be considered as a last resort after physical therapy and medication have failed."
• verb
To turn to and adopt a strategy or course of action, especially an extreme or undesirable one, so as to resolve a difficult situation (used with 'to').
"The negotiators hoped to reach a fair settlement without having to resort to costly litigation."
To go frequently or in large numbers to a particular place (formal or dated).
"During the humid summer months, wealthy citizens would resort to the cool mountain towns."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in Middle English from Old French resortir ('to rebound, retire, or appeal'), formed from the prefix re- ('back, again') and sortir ('to go out or issue').