resort

«resort» in Mova's school dictionary: noun A place where people go on holiday: «a seaside… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a resort, resorts); verb (resort, resorts, resorted, resorting)

meaning for a pupil

1) noun A place where people go on holiday: «a seaside resort», «a ski resort». tree →

2) a last resort The thing you do only when nothing else works. tree →

3) verb resort to To do something, often bad or extreme, because other ways failed: «resort to cheating». tree →

sense in the lessons

Holiday talk: beach resorts, ski resorts, holiday resorts in Australia or Ireland. In ethics and stories: «resort to violence» is wrong. Phrases: «as a last resort», «resort to», «seaside resort», «holiday resort».

examples

• We stayed at a seaside resort in the summer. tree →
• Calling the fire brigade was a last resort. tree →
• Never resort to hitting; use words instead. tree →
• The ski resort was packed with families. tree →
• She resorted to asking her little brother for help. tree →
• As a last resort, we ate cold beans. tree →
• "I love peace," he said, "and shall deeply regret having to resort to harsh measures. tree →

note

Pronounced ri-ZORT. Do not confuse with «re-sort» (sort again). «Last resort» is not a holiday place: it means the final choice.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «resort» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.