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# resort

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

«resort» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition and Meaning — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. noun A place where people go on holiday: «a seaside resort», «a ski resort». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resort/#m1)
2. a last resort The thing you do only when nothing else works. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resort/#m2)
3. verb resort to To do something, often bad or extreme, because other ways failed: «resort to cheating». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resort/#m3)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resort/#x1)
- Calling the fire brigade was a last resort. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resort/#x2)
- Never resort to hitting; use words instead. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resort/#x3)
- The ski resort was packed with families. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resort/#x4)
- She resorted to asking her little brother for help. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resort/#x5)
- As a last resort, we ate cold beans. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resort/#x6)
- "I love peace," he said, "and shall deeply regret having to resort to harsh measures. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resort/#x7)

### Note

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

## In Jewish tradition

To go to a place for help, or to gather at a place; God is the rock people can always go to.

**Interpretation.** Tradition sees God as the refuge to turn to, and the horn (shofar) as a call that gathers the people together.

### Examples

- in what place soever ye hear the sound of the horn, resort ye thither unto us; our God will fight for us.' (Writings NEH.4.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/resort/#x1)
- Be Thou to me a sheltering rock, whereunto I may continually resort, which Thou hast appointed to save me; for Thou art my rock and my fortress. (Writings PSA.71.3, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/resort/#x2)

### Note

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

## Meaning

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «resort» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resort/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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- [Trees and pragmatics of «resort» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/resort/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«resort» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/resort.html) on Mova free.