noun · verb · 16 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ɹɪˈzɔːt/non-rhotic
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rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)t
/ˌɹiːˈsɔ(ɹ)t/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
A place where people go for recreation, especially one with facilities such as lodgings, entertainment, and a relaxing environment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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2
noun
Meaning 2
Recourse, refuge (something or someone turned to for safety).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
to have resort to violence
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3
noun
Meaning 3
A place where one goes habitually; a haunt.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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4
noun
Meaning 4
A subdivision of Suriname; a division of the country's districts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: government
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5
noun
Meaning 5
Alternative spelling of re-sort.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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6
noun
Meaning 6
Active power or movement; spring.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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7
verb
Meaning 7
To have recourse (to), now especially from necessity or frustration.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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8
verb
Meaning 8
To fall back; to revert.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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9
verb
Meaning 9
To make one's way, go (to).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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10
verb
Meaning 10
Alternative spelling of re-sort (which is the preferred spelling, to avoid needless homography)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
From Middle English resorten, from Old French resortir (“to fall back, return, resort, have recourse, appeal”), back-formation from sortir (“to go out”).
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English sort English resort From re- + sort.
From French ressort.
Across languages
Translations
133 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
vendpushim
— a relaxing environment for people on vacation
Arabic:
مُنْتَجَع
(muntajaʕ)
— a relaxing environment for people on vacation
Armenian:
կուրորտ
(kurort)
— a relaxing environment for people on vacation
Armenian:
առողջարան
(aṙoġǰaran)
— a relaxing environment for people on vacation
Azerbaijani:
kurort
— a relaxing environment for people on vacation
Belarusian:
куро́рт
(kurórt)
— a relaxing environment for people on vacation
Bulgarian:
куро́рт
(kurórt)
— a relaxing environment for people on vacation
Burmese:
အပန်းဖြေနေရာ
(a.pan:hprenera)
— a relaxing environment for people on vacation
Catalan:
complex turístic
— a relaxing environment for people on vacation
Chinese Mandarin:
度假勝地 /度假胜地
(dùjià shèngdì)
— a relaxing environment for people on vacation
Chinese Mandarin:
度假村
(dùjiàcūn)
— a relaxing environment for people on vacation
Chinese Mandarin:
渡假村
(dùjiàcūn)
— a relaxing environment for people on vacation
Czech:
letovisko
— a relaxing environment for people on vacation
Czech:
letoviště
— a relaxing environment for people on vacation
Danish:
opholdssted
— a relaxing environment for people on vacation
Dutch:
vakantieoord
— a relaxing environment for people on vacation
Estonian:
kuurort
— a relaxing environment for people on vacation
Finnish:
lomakohde
— a relaxing environment for people on vacation
French:
lieu de vacances
— a relaxing environment for people on vacation
French:
resort
— a relaxing environment for people on vacation
Georgian:
კურორტი
(ḳurorṭi)
— a relaxing environment for people on vacation
German:
Kurort
— a relaxing environment for people on vacation
German:
Resort
— a relaxing environment for people on vacation
German:
Ferienort
— a relaxing environment for people on vacation
Greek:
θέρετρο
(théretro)
— a relaxing environment for people on vacation
Greek:
εντευκτήριο
(entefktírio)
— a relaxing environment for people on vacation
Hebrew:
כְּפָר נֹפֶשׁ
(kfar nófesh)
— a relaxing environment for people on vacation
Hindi:
रिसॉर्ट
(risŏrṭ)
— a relaxing environment for people on vacation
Hungarian:
gyógyhely
— a relaxing environment for people on vacation
Hungarian:
üdülő
— a relaxing environment for people on vacation
Italian:
villaggio vacanze
— a relaxing environment for people on vacation
Italian:
villagio turistico
— a relaxing environment for people on vacation
Japanese:
リゾート
(rizōto)
— a relaxing environment for people on vacation
Kazakh:
курорт
(kurort)
— a relaxing environment for people on vacation
Khmer:
រមណីយដ្ឋាន
(rĕəʼmĕəʼniiyĕəʼthaan)
— a relaxing environment for people on vacation
Korean:
리조트
(rijoteu)
— a relaxing environment for people on vacation
Korean:
휴양지
(hyuyangji)
— a relaxing environment for people on vacation
Kyrgyz:
курорт
(kurort)
— a relaxing environment for people on vacation
Lao:
ຣີສອດ
(rī sǭt)
— a relaxing environment for people on vacation
Latin:
locus fēriae
— a relaxing environment for people on vacation
Latvian:
kūrorts
— a relaxing environment for people on vacation
Latvian:
atpūtas vieta
— a relaxing environment for people on vacation
Lithuanian:
kurortas
— a relaxing environment for people on vacation
Lithuanian:
poilsiavietė
— a relaxing environment for people on vacation
Macedonian:
одморалиште
(odmoralište)
— a relaxing environment for people on vacation
Macedonian:
лекувалиште
(lekuvalište)
— a relaxing environment for people on vacation
Malay:
tempat peranginan
— a relaxing environment for people on vacation
Māori:
wāhi whakatā
— a relaxing environment for people on vacation
Māori:
tūnga whakatā
— a relaxing environment for people on vacation
Māori:
taunga whakatā
— a relaxing environment for people on vacation
Māori:
hōtēra whakatā
— a relaxing environment for people on vacation
Norwegian Bokmål:
feriested
— a relaxing environment for people on vacation
Persian:
استراحتگاه
(esterâhatgâh)
— a relaxing environment for people on vacation
Polish:
kurort
— a relaxing environment for people on vacation
Polish:
uzdrowisko
— a relaxing environment for people on vacation
Portuguese:
resort
— a relaxing environment for people on vacation
Portuguese:
estância
— a relaxing environment for people on vacation
Russian:
куро́рт
(kurórt)
— a relaxing environment for people on vacation
Russian:
здра́вница
(zdrávnica)
— a relaxing environment for people on vacation
Serbo-Croatian:
одма̀ралӣште
— a relaxing environment for people on vacation
Serbo-Croatian:
ле̏товалӣште
— a relaxing environment for people on vacation
Serbo-Croatian:
ље̏товалӣште
— a relaxing environment for people on vacation
Serbo-Croatian:
odmàralīšte
— a relaxing environment for people on vacation
Serbo-Croatian:
lȅtovalīšte
— a relaxing environment for people on vacation
Serbo-Croatian:
ljȅtovalīšte
— a relaxing environment for people on vacation
Slovak:
letovisko
— a relaxing environment for people on vacation
Slovene:
letovišče
— a relaxing environment for people on vacation
Spanish:
estación turística
— a relaxing environment for people on vacation
Spanish:
complejo vacacional
— a relaxing environment for people on vacation
Spanish:
resort
— a relaxing environment for people on vacation
Spanish:
recinto turístico
— a relaxing environment for people on vacation
Spanish:
centro turístico
— a relaxing environment for people on vacation
Swedish:
semesterort
— a relaxing environment for people on vacation
Swedish:
kurort
— a relaxing environment for people on vacation
Swedish:
badort
— a relaxing environment for people on vacation
Tajik:
курорт
(kurort)
— a relaxing environment for people on vacation
Tajik:
истироҳатгоҳ
(istirohatgoh)
— a relaxing environment for people on vacation
Thai:
รีสอร์ท
(rii-sɔ̀ɔt)
— a relaxing environment for people on vacation
Thai:
ที่ตากอากาศ
— a relaxing environment for people on vacation
Turkish:
tatil köyü
— a relaxing environment for people on vacation
Ukrainian:
куро́рт
(kurórt)
— a relaxing environment for people on vacation
Urdu:
ریزورٹ
(rizorṭ)
— a relaxing environment for people on vacation
Uzbek:
kurort
— a relaxing environment for people on vacation
Vietnamese:
khu nghỉ dưỡng
— a relaxing environment for people on vacation
Vietnamese:
resort
— a relaxing environment for people on vacation
Bulgarian:
убе́жище
(ubéžište)
— something or someone turned to for safety
Dutch:
uitweg
— something or someone turned to for safety
Dutch:
toevlucht
— something or someone turned to for safety
Finnish:
turva
— something or someone turned to for safety
French:
sortie
— something or someone turned to for safety
French:
recours
— something or someone turned to for safety
German:
Ausweg
— something or someone turned to for safety
German:
Zuflucht
— something or someone turned to for safety
Greek:
καταφύγιο
(katafýgio)
— something or someone turned to for safety
Māori:
puninga
— something or someone turned to for safety
Portuguese:
refúgio
— something or someone turned to for safety
Russian:
убе́жище
(ubéžišče)
— something or someone turned to for safety
Spanish:
recurso
— something or someone turned to for safety
Spanish:
refugio
— something or someone turned to for safety
Swedish:
tillflykt
— something or someone turned to for safety
Swedish:
tillhåll
— something or someone turned to for safety
Azerbaijani:
əl atmaq
— to have recourse out of necessity or frustration
Bulgarian:
прибягвам
(pribjagvam)
— to have recourse out of necessity or frustration
Bulgarian:
обръщам се към
(obrǎštam se kǎm)
— to have recourse out of necessity or frustration
Chinese Mandarin:
求助
(qiúzhù)
— to have recourse out of necessity or frustration
Finnish:
turvautua
— to have recourse out of necessity or frustration
French:
recourir (à)
— to have recourse out of necessity or frustration
German:
zurückgreifen
— to have recourse out of necessity or frustration
German:
verlegen sich
— to have recourse out of necessity or frustration
German:
verfallen
— to have recourse out of necessity or frustration
Greek:
καταφεύγω
(katafévgo)
— to have recourse out of necessity or frustration
Greek:
προσφεύγω
(prosfévgo)
— to have recourse out of necessity or frustration
Hungarian:
folyamodik
— to have recourse out of necessity or frustration
Italian:
fare ricorso
— to have recourse out of necessity or frustration
Latin:
confugio
— to have recourse out of necessity or frustration
Latin:
recurro
— to have recourse out of necessity or frustration
Norwegian:
ty til
— to have recourse out of necessity or frustration
Occitan:
recórrer
— to have recourse out of necessity or frustration
Persian:
اندخسیدن
(andaxsidan)
— to have recourse out of necessity or frustration
Polish:
uciec się
— to have recourse out of necessity or frustration
Polish:
uciekać się
— to have recourse out of necessity or frustration
Portuguese:
apelar
— to have recourse out of necessity or frustration
Spanish:
recurrir
— to have recourse out of necessity or frustration
Spanish:
acudir
— to have recourse out of necessity or frustration
Finnish:
palautua
— to fall back
German:
zurückfallen
— to fall back
German:
heimfallen
— to fall back
German:
zurückkehren
— to fall back
Portuguese:
recorrer
— to fall back
Bulgarian:
отправям се
(otpravjam se)
— to make one's way