resort to something

resort to something
reˈsort to sth derived
to make use of sth, especially sth bad, as a means of achieving sth, often because there is no other possible solution

They felt obliged to resort to violence.

\resort to something doing sth

We may have to resort to using untrained staff.

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  • resort — ▪ I. resort re‧sort 1 [rɪˈzɔːt ǁ ɔːrt] verb resort to something phrasal verb [transitive] to take a bad or unpleasant course of action because everything else has failed: • The company may resort to a temporary closure of its only plant. • We… …   Financial and business terms

  • resort to — HAVE RECOURSE TO, fall back on, turn to, make use of, use, employ, avail oneself of; stoop to, descend to, sink to. → resort * * * re ˈsort to [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they resort to he/she/it resorts to …   Useful english dictionary

  • resort — n *resource, expedient, shift, makeshift, stopgap, substitute, surrogate Analogous words: see those at RESOURCE 2 resort vb Resort, refer, apply, go, turn are comparable when they mean to betake oneself or to have recourse when in need of help or …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • resort — ► VERB (resort to) ▪ turn to and adopt (a strategy or course of action) so as to resolve a difficult situation. ► NOUN 1) a place frequented for holidays or recreation. 2) the action of resorting to something. 3) a strategy or course of action. ● …   English terms dictionary

  • resort — 1 noun 1 (C) a place where people often go for holidays: seaside/beach/mountain etc resort: a seaside resort south of Tokyo | resort hotel/beach/town: Jan and Matt run a small resort hotel in Vermont. 2 as a last resort/in the last resort used to …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • resort — [[t]rɪzɔ͟ː(r)t[/t]] ♦♦♦ resorts, resorting, resorted 1) VERB If you resort to a course of action that you do not really approve of, you adopt it because you cannot see any other way of achieving what you want. [V to n/ ing] His punishing work… …   English dictionary

  • resort — re|sort1 W3 [rıˈzo:t US o:rt] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: resortir to come back, resort , from sortir to go out ] 1.) a place where a lot of people go for holidays seaside/beach/ski etc resort ▪ Aspen, a ski resort in Colorado ▪… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • resort — re|sort1 [ rı zɔrt ] noun count * a place that many people go to for a vacation: a ski/seaside/mountain resort a resort island/town (as) a last resort used to say that you will do something only after trying everything else to solve a problem:… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • resort to sth — UK US resort to sth Phrasal Verb with resort({{}}/rɪˈzɔːt/ verb ► to do something that you do not want to do because you cannot find any other way of achieving something: »The company could decide to resort to litigation …   Financial and business terms

  • resort — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. gather, flock, frequent; turn to; have recourse to. n. haunt, meeting place; refuge, resource. See use, abode, amusement. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A relief in the face of difficulty] Syn. expedient,… …   English dictionary for students

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